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Learning to Walk on Water

It feels surreal to be home. I feel like I am a visitor in the place that I grew up in. I feel as though I am only in town for a few weeks and then will be heading home but that is not the case. I miss Africa so much already that it physically hurts. I miss the people, the culture, the natural beauty, the smell, the dust and the way that everything that we do is community based. I know that its only been 3 days and that it will only get more challenging but my heart aches. Of course I am excited to see my family and to get to know them again, but I can't hide the fact that it is challenging. Despite that,  I have chosen to trust God in the tough seasons. I have made the conscience choice to follow God and surrender my worries and expectations to Him even though it is one of the most difficult things that I have ever had to do. I've surrendered my expectations of what life will look like in Canada and I've surrendered my expectations of people because if I don't it will