River Monsters

Last night I was watching my favorite show (River Monsters in case you don’t know that about me), and the new episode was shot in Southern Africa. Right away that peaked my attention because lately I’ve felt more drawn to Southern Africa (not South Africa though) and then I realize that it’s specifically being shot in Botswana, which immediately started tugging at my heart. Now let me set the scene for you: I’m on the couch with my best friend who is in her own little world for the whole episode (and for good reason! J). And from the beginning of the episode until the end I’m continually reminding myself not to cry because who cries during a show about a man catching huge killer fish all over the world?!  But this weeks episode may have given me a small glimpse of things I’ll be seeing one day.

The show’s host (Jeremy Wade) was interviewing these two women and both are physically impaired, they are telling him that it is because of a crocodile. They had been fishing and a crocodile came from out of nowhere and attacked the daughter and was attempting to drag her under. The mother immediately started fighting to get her daughter free but somehow her arm ended up in the crocs mouth instead, she eventually fought her way out and they escaped but that croc swam away with 3 out of their 4 arms. They also live in a small village with a witch doctor, I’m not sure why I never expected to come across any of those but I’m very thankful that my eyes were opened to that last night. In my eyes I guess I had seen Africa as this place where people either already know Jesus or they had never even heard His name before, very silly when I look back at that now. So from the beginning I’ve been praying for the Lord to send me to those people, but what if the people that haven’t heard of my Daddy also don’t want to be left alone because they think their own medicine and “magic” will be better? Am I prepared for that kind of life-style? Well honestly I haven’t really been prayerfully preparing myself for that option until now. I’ve been living in a giant DUH moment ever since I had this realization. Thus far I’ve had it pretty easy because for the most part everyone I’ve encountered has been pretty receptive but that’s not always going to be the case, and I need to start learning to love them better now. Africa or India isn’t my practice field. I have to do that right here in Boone. This is the place where I’ll be tested. I’m just being given the opportunity to prove this in other places.

“The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields”

Matthew 9:37-38

Jesus is great about how He times things. Who would have thought that watching Jeremy Wade catch killer fish would have led me to this realization, but He’s really so great. Simply because He’s coming to me where I am. He’s seriously so great and always running to me even if I’m not even looking in His direction. That’s some serious love y’all!

        

Well now that I’ve successfully talked your ear off about River Monsters and Africa…INDIA. Gosh. In just over two months I’ll be there! My finances are coming in just like the Lord promised and I’m currently sitting on $2,000! So just another $1,200 to go and I’m totally believing for that to happen in this next month! Thanks for keeping me in your prayers!

As always if you’d like to support me financially on my trip to India you can do so easily here, if you would like for your donation to be tax deductible then you can also mail a check to our church office:

Cornerstone Summit Church

869 Highway 105 Ext Suite 3

Boone NC 28607