I made it! || SOUTH AFRICA
Hello!
This is one bittersweet moment because this is my last blog on this leg of this specific journey. I feel overwhelmed at this thought and the thought of trying to communicate to the world everything that I have seen & experienced. To be honest, I probably will never be able to share the rawness & entirety of what God set before me. I am not the same person that left Columbus, Ohio 9 months ago. I am, in fact, a completely different person. God grew me and redeemed me in ways that I will never be able to measure. He broke me so that he could mold me into something simple & pure – his daughter. His beloved. He took me on one of the hardest yet most amazing adventures & I know this is just the beginning. I got to see God move. He is alive. He speaks. He does not live in a box. He is the same God in the Bible…He performs miracles. I have seen it with my own eyes. The part that I love most is that He is abounding in grace.
I came on this trip not really knowing what to expect and trying not to have expectations. I had to choose the hard things before I could get to the good things. It sucked and a lot of tears came in result of it. The good news is that the good things far outweigh the bad stuff. Always go for the hard things and the things that scare you the most. Those are the things that are going to make you stronger and reveal who you were created to be. The Lord will take you through all of it. He will romance you, surprise you, and take you on one of the greatest adventures you will ever experience all in one. All of the crap that I had to go through is absolutely 110% worth it. The Lord pushed me further than I ever thought I could go. He believed in me. He brought things out of me that I didn't know was there. He opened my eyes – – > "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3. He only wants the best for us. At first the things he takes us through are ugly but then he manages to turn it into something simply beautiful. Something far more than we deserve or could have imagined.
You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ
— Charles Spurgeon
Freedom. Confidence. Redemption. Joy. Bravery. Grace. Identity. Faith. Trust. Perseverance. Love.
Self- discipline. Prophecy. Spirit-filled.
Worthy. Valuable. Pursued. — Sowing what you reap (Galatians 6:7).
”Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
– Galatians 6:9
My perspective and world has been forever changed all because I said yes to God and took a chance. The people I met and the cultures I lived in will always be a part of my heart.
*SUPPORTERS! :: Your part in this is far bigger than you will ever know. It has been vital in furthering the Lords’ Kingdom. Know that the Lord has beautiful things in store for you far beyond anything this world has to offer. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening to the Spirit.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed; but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.” – Corinthians 4: 7-12
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Best,
Andrea
P.S. – Feel free to watch a little video I put together of some of the highlights on the entire trip!
