God's Love

This week was a nice relaxing week. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary or anything exceptionally exciting. But I had some good conversations and God revealed himself more to me this week then in past weeks. Maybe because it was a slower week I had more time to actually listen to what he was saying. Sunday, I went to church where this American family had shared they had been going. I met the family while the other 5 girls were here in the first month. We bought purses from her and the organization they are working for. She found out that I would be staying behind while the rest went home and was very generous and told me to call her if I ever needed anything. So I asked where they went to church and was able to go on Sunday. I also met a young couple from America at the church as well who would be here for the year. It's awesome how God works and the connections he has given me.

One of the days this past week I went to McCorkindales, which is an orphanage run by Manzini Youth Care. Another volunteer from Australia is here for the month and was going to talk with a few girls there so I tagged along. I ended up having a really good conversation with one of the older girls at the home. I believe she said she is 19 years old. We talked about life and what we liked to do and other random things. But what struck me was towards the end of our conversation we were talking about her life and I was asking her questions about her past and she was pretty open with me. She said that she normally would cry when she thought or talked about her past but God has made her stronger. She said that her past was her past and she was sharing and being more open with it and God was making her stronger. That for me just struck me hard. She had just met me and there she was sharing her life with me and testifying that God has given her the strength to deal with the things of her past and the hard times in her life. It was very encouraging and very uplifting.

The rest of my week was quiet and not a lot happened other then being in the social welfare office and doing paperwork for the boys homes, however God has been continually reminding me in little ways of his love and sharing his love with the people of Swaziland. I have been reading the book The Barbarian Way, which is a really good book. It makes you think. But it has been talking about having this untamed faith and living fully in communion with God. I've realized that I have been afraid of what God will have me do if I fully let myself be used by Him. But I need to be totally open to what he has in store because I could miss out on something that could change others lives or my own.