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Us 3 girls with our babies. :) They kept us warm all night long.
I brought glow-in-the-dark bracelets for the kids.
Look how happy. :)
Trying to carry water the Zambian way.

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This is how Zambians carry their babies. I can't wait to carry my baby like this.
I love my chitenge. :)
My dear friend, Swazi and I
We wanted to get as close as possible to the giraffes. Check out how close Bonnie is here!
I have never really noticed how beautiful giraffes are until I was 25 feet away.

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Me with one of the gorgeous giraffes. :)
I loved the plants and the trees in Zambia. Some of the tree trunks would be so thick; it would look like 10 trees merged together.
Me up in the tower we found at the Nsobe Game Park
The kids were SO excited to read the books I brought from the Abingdon Library. Although only 3 or 4 could read, they were eager to learn. I wish that I could have split myself into 27 different pieces in teach them each a little about reading.

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Ketty & I in the taxi after school
Metting Angela & Gloria at their house in the compounds. Just seconds before their baby brother was screaming in terror because I, a white person, was frightening him. hahah
In the compounds; The children loved to follow us around.
A typical mud house in the compounds
Standing on an ant hill; Bonnie, Swazi, Moses & I

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heheh. These photos and videos just like it would make us crack up til we were crying.
How we entertain ourselves. :)
Trying to do a fish kiss. I love these girls SO much!
Mapalo & I
One of the most adventurous days I've ever had: antelope, zebras and giraffes only 25 feet in front of us as we walked in the bush of Africa.

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My favorite part: following the giraffes. We got nearly 25 feet away from them.
I never realized how silly Bonnie could be. :)
Bonnie & I after climbing a tower.
Climbing into a tower we found
Our hands were SO swollen. We were trying to get the blood moving. heheh

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Looking for some animals :) We decided walking the land, rather than riding a safari truck, would be best. We could go where trucks couldn't and the trucks were loud enough to scare the animals away
At the Nsobi Game Park
Trying to pick out my chitenge
Having fun
At the compounds; Children followed us around the whole time :)

Tears Filled My Eyes

Tears filled my eyes today as one of my pupils, Albina, walked up to me and whispered, "I will never forget you."

I tried my best to be strong in front of them, but the truth is I miss them already. I cannot help but wonder what each of them will become one day, what struggles they will face. I shall pray for them daily - pleading for God to be the Lord of their life. Even if I was here with them, God is the only one to sustain them and bring them joy in life. I must trust His work will continue even as I leave. I have only been called for a short time, but God is alive and active everywhere, always.

Lord, continue to fill my mind with the knowledge of your great love for those who love you. Continue to place a desire in me to please you. Father, fill my heart with a joy that is not circumstantial, but one that lasts through all situations because my greatest need has already been met. Fill me with faith in you, Lord. I am feeling weak and I need you all the more right now.

I Can Trust

“[Set your hope] on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.”
2 Timothy 6:17

“He fulfills the desire of those who fear him”
Psalm 145

“If you then, who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Luke 11:13

“Know, therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations…”
Deuteronomy 7:9

“He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.”
I Thessalonians 5:24

“If we are faithless, he remains faithful. The saying is trustworthy, for he cannot deny himself.”
2 Timothy 2:13, 11

“Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:23

I can trust the Lord because He has proven himself faithful. To not be faithful is against His very nature. So many times, I have found myself claiming to trust God IF he provides. This is foolishness. The Lord will provide, for He is faithful. God’s promises do not come with a time frame, therefore I cannot expect for things to happen in my own time frame or even in my own idea of what would be best. How dare I tell the Sustainer of the Universe to do things my way? How dare I present him with “if you provide”? I should not forget that I am the one accountable to Him; The Lord is not accountable to me. He owes me nothing. But in his love and grace, He seeks to provide for my desires.

“There will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 1:11

And here, he has provided for my greatest need, without me even knowing I had the need of a Savior. I serve a spectacular God!