Thursday, January 26, 2012

My Beloved South Africa.


I spent 3 months in George, South Africa (5 hours North of Cape Town where I was born). Those 3 months were life changing in a way that wasn't life altering, but turned my heart onto things of truth, things worth far more than anything this world can offer. I helped my Uncle's ministry in the townships, serving meals 4 times a week, bringing in donated clothes, preparing food at the kitchen, anything they needed help with on a 
day to day basis. 

I was coming out of a breakup and turning the attention from MYSELF onto OTHERS was the best thing I could've done. God still had a lot of work to do on me and it wasn't going to be an easy experience, but He promised to stick By My Side through it all. God PERSISTENTLY lead me to the cross to bring me back to where it MATTERS. 

I made forever friendships and grew deeper in relationship with family. It was a precious time with Jesus. You would think because it was a mission trip that I would be constantly working, doing something for the ministry, but I spent a lot of time enjoying God's CREATION. I took a lot of walks around the townships, around the city, around the parks and God SHOWED UP more times than I could count. 
ONE more stepping stone on my journey.

God doesn't give up on His daughters. 

We are His beloved.

Daughters of the King. 
And I wrote this poem while there.




You are love
By: Heidi Curtis


I fell hard
There was a quiet whisper in the corners of my heart
The tears
It hurt at the very bottoms of my heart
Father, You didn’t bring the pain, he chose to hurt me
But You loved me through it
You held my hair back
I fell hard
I’m always on Your mind, always on Your heart
You don’t stop loving me
Only You can fill that hole in the emptiness of my heart
You took my failure and held me in Your arms
The quiet whisper turned to screams
I fell hard
All I can do is offer my heart to You
When will I surrender
When will my knees be bruised
All I can do is offer my heart completely to You
Soften my heart, Guard my heart Father
Closing my heart is not the answer
Let love happen again
I fell hard
You picked me up with Your love
You are love
I will seek You
I desire to live Your standards
All the days of my life
To walk in Your ways
To be Your love


My all time favorite buddy TJay. I miss him more. 

The precious kids in the townships. 

A quiet woman of unnoticed beauty. Unseen faith. A life fully lived.

The BEAUTY of innocence and purity stands out AMONG the starvation.

Mama Nellie. A woman who made a difference in my life. 
Quietly, faithfully folding clothes in the back room everyday.


Lead Me to the Cross where Your love poured out, bring me to my knees, Lord I lay me down. Rid me of myself, I belong to You. Oh Lead me, lead me to the Cross. 


My Uncle Phil founded LIFE Community Services in the townships of George, SA. and God is doing HUGE things through him.

Nothing life South African sunsets. 





Teaching the precious children in the townships about the Bible. 

Forever friendships.



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