Just To Follow

A few of the beautiful children that we know and love on the edge of the desert!

A year and a half ago I was in NJ/NYC where I had followed Him to the streets where He dwells with the poor & homeless. But then, I heard Him say go. I didn't know where to, but I couldn't mistake His voice and knew He was inviting me into a much riskier faith-journey. I was enough in love with Him to say yes, take the jump, and plunge into the mystery. That led me to Mozambique for a few months working with the poor and then from there He opened wide all the doors to move more permanently to the Middle East to pursue one of the dreams of His heart for me, loving refugees and shining light in one of the world's dark corners.

So a little over a year ago I moved to the ME and entered a totally different world; it was much akin to a new bride coming to the country of her groom, calling His people hers, and learning the customs of the land. I've walked through the lands He once did and am constantly being drawn closer to His heart, His passion growing even as the trials and difficulty of living here press me pure. He is alive here! It's been so hard, but rather than defeat, I feel His strength and victory always before me and around me.

I get to be family to refugees who have lost everything. I have Syr**n sisters, nieces, nephews, mamas and it is a huge & beautiful grace-gift from above! There is so much hope for this land and this people, I feel it coursing through my veins. I am learning Arabic so that I can communicate in the heart language of the people I love and serve here. My company runs kids clubs with fun and games on the edge of the desert. We sit, drink tea, and listen as women pour out their stories of pain and loss and speak comfort. In the winter we provide heaters, blankets, food, etc to those most in need. All these things as practical expressions of love and His nearness.

But bottom line, all the joys and trials included, all pale in comparison to the beauty of Him. I am in love with Him. Not just an emotional being in love, but being IN love, being inside it, engulfed by it, found in it.