tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501163672754946562024-03-19T07:51:38.647-05:00be joyful alwaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850116367275494656.post-2628430987488224542014-04-28T14:05:00.000-05:002014-04-28T14:08:23.075-05:00long lost friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This space feels like a long lost friend whenever I rediscover this thing and then am reminded how freeing it is to write out my thoughts. I was (and still am) that girl that LOVES the idea of journals. I love buying, sharing, and just the prospect of writing in them. But at the end of the day, I never finish one journal. I forget about them, lose them, then rediscover them. It's almost like a character flaw- why can't I keep track of one? Why can't I sit down long enough to write my thoughts?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Who knows. I wish I was more faithful writing in this space. But the truth is, I often don't know what to write. I don't know because I have so many thoughts flying around my brain that I don't always feel like putting into words. Sorry about that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But just so everyone knows, I'm still alive! And doing well. Really, really well. Knox and I have been so inspired by the people we are surrounded by in Fredericksburg. We have been challenged by these friends, encouraged to seek our passions, and it has allowed us learn new things about ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This seems so silly, but I have learned that I am a creative person. Is that strange? That at twenty three, I am just now learning that about myself? I have spent so many years feeling insecure by my lack of creativity. I can barely draw a picture of a house, let alone paint, and my hand writing hasn't changed since the fifth grade. But regardless of that, I am creative. I am a person of worth that can create things. Good things! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have discovered my passion of cooking and baking, and the art of creating something to bring happiness and nutrition to others. Breaking bread with others is biblical. And I just so happen to enjoy the bread baking process! It is truly an art. There have been countless times when my bread didn't rise, and my sweet hubs eats the most dense, heavy bread the following week. But then there are weeks where my pies have brought smiles to those around me, and it is just plain fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All this to say, I hope to start blogging more. Not that I think my life is super important, but because I think words are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dear friends, you are creative. You have something uniquely designed in each of you that MATTERS. And is just really cool. You can create neat and dear things for others. That passion is worth fighting for. Your individuality and unique goodness is worth fighting for. </span></div>
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the perfect day that still brings tears to my eyes anytime I think about it<br />
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the husband that I have been praying for since I was little, that encourages me, challenges me, and leads me</div>
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a honeymoon that was filled with fresh air, blue skies,<br />
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our very first home that is simple and tucked away in the hill country of Texas</div>
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our backyard facing a farm<br />
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green green (green!) smoothies</div>
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fun cook books, experimenting in the kitchen<br />
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families that go above and beyond to love their neighbors and for their sweet children that brings so much joy to my life</div>
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living in a small town that has long horns in their 4th of July parade</div>
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wrap around porches that have a swing facing the sunset</div>
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new friends and phone calls with precious old friends</div>
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skype, I am so thankful for you, and getting to talk with family that I already miss a whole lot.<br />
a sweet sister who is serving and loving some babies in Haiti. Check out her blog *<a href="http://katyharris364.blogspot.com/">here</a>*</div>
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Friends, I hope you seek freedom in this: though we may feel so completely lost and overwhelmed, we are called *His BELOVED*. And we certainly are found, wherever it is that we are. Waiting on tables, studying for summer school, serving in the mission field, or taking care of your children. You are found! You are His beloved. Rest in that truth today. </div>
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Happy Saturday!</div>
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I started this blog after my freshman year of college in hopes to put into words my trip to Ethiopia. I didn't know it would turn into months of processing the time I had there and the heartbreak that I felt, as well as all of the clashing emotions of the relief I felt returning home and heartache of leaving. I had no idea that I would keep up with this blog through my sophomore year, where I used it to post different things I coveted and clothes I would love to have. Imagine my surprise when I kept this blog during my junior year to write down sweet moments with the Lord and with my friends in college. Beginning of my junior year, God called me back to Africa. He called me to Kenya for a month. I didn't know what to expect. So I answered that calling, raised money, packed up my things and went. I had no idea what I would be doing during my time there. But He did. </div>
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He called me to learn and grow. To love more. To sacrifice more. To cry more. To have my heart broken more for what breaks His. To use the gifts He has blessed me with more. To glorify His name in all that I can do and in anyway that I possibly could, more. To give more. To laugh more. To trust Him more. To hand over things to Him I hadn't given up yet. And to have greater faith.</div>
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And then I came back from Kenya with my heart swelling more than I've ever felt and my mind running a mile a minute. I couldn't imagine what He had in store for my life, but I knew that He had lit something in my heart. Something that I know for certain can never be distinguished. So I used this place to type out my thoughts and process and grow.</div>
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So senior year (fall) happened, and I still managed to keep up with the blog. To write about the hearts I missed in Kenya and mine that I left there. And more ramblings about how I don't know the next step in my life and that I'm a senior so I'm supposed have figured this out already sophomore year. I didn't know that senior year would be full of precious time with friends, taking in the last semester of Auburn, a chapter in my life that was just the greatest in a town that I grew up in. I had no idea that I would be engaged to my best friend and the man that I love and will soon call my husband. But how sweet it was to be able to share such a special time for us two on this space. </div>
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So here I am, finishing my senior year of college, writing in this same blog that I started when I had no idea the journey I was about to embark on. Did I mention I'm going to marry the greatest guy ever? And that we no longer have to do 14 hour long distance?! Now I'm in Austin, 14 hours away from home, taking part in at a great nonprofit with some great new roommates. My prayer is to take each day and soak in as much love and beauty and life that God has granted me to see and enjoy. To laugh a lot, to worry less, and to love more. </div>
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So here goes to another semester, full of unknowns and adventures. I have a peace and a joy for what God has granted me and I have a trust that He will continue to be faithful to my journey this semester. God has been so good and I know He will continue to reveal Himself to me this semester as I intern and prepare for marriage. So as He continues to reveal Himself, I will continue to write. As long as I can continue to find the words and have sweet friends faithfully praying over my adventure.<br />
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It's that time of year again! This time last year my heart was sold to interning with Project Go and I was filling out an application for the summer. It makes me smile just thinking about how I had no idea how much I was about to experience. And I feel blessed with the opportunity to share my experiences with you. To share my friends stories. To share my heart and how the Lord worked in it in a way I've never experienced. So in hopes of doing, without going on for pages and pages, here are a few things (of thousands) you will experience if you intern with Project Go:</div>
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1. There will be laughter. Sometimes so much laughter that your stomach hurts, aka belly laughin. One of my sweet friends, Zippi, laughed with her whole soul. Her whole body would shake and she would burst out a laughter that could be heard for miles. Her smile brought life to everyone around her. There will be so much laughter. </div>
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3. There will be lots of dancing. Because when you have so much peace and joy in this life, God makes you dance. There will be dancing of the heart and in your spirit as He does work in your life. There is nothing sweeter than dancing with these babies.</div>
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4. There will be joy. Joy goes further than happiness, it takes over your whole heart and body. That joy will overflow from you and pour out onto others. I've never experienced joy like this. This kind of joy, that fills your heart so full is from seeing this joy in the hearts and lives of those around you. There will be so much joy.</div>
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5. There will be giving. Of your heart, your attention, your time, your strength. You will be exhausted at the end of the day because you don't know how you gave all that you had. God wakes you up the next morning with the desire to give again, because He has faithfully refilled you. You will give all that you can for your babies and for the people around you. Selflessly and intentionally.</div>
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6. There will be new lessons for you to learn. How to love your neighbor well, how to love your God more faithfully, how to give your life fully for Him. You will be humbled. And you will be taught by your kids and will see Jesus in them. </div>
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7. There will be prayer. You will fall on your face before the Lord because you are weak, inadequate, and you can't do anything without Him. You will cling to prayer and what a sweet time talking with the Father.</div>
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9. There will be babies who have never heard how loved they are before. You will get to tell these babies how loved they are by God, by their families, and by you. Loving these babies with my whole heart has been one of the sweetest things God has blessed me with. God calls them each by name, and seeing their face light up when you call them by name will bring you so much joy.</div>
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10. There will be poverty that breaks your heart. There will be kids who don't have shoes, there will be kids who don't have parents. By our worldly standards, they are poor. But they are so rich in love. Rich in their love for God and for others. Money doesn't fix us or make our lives whole, Jesus does. </div>
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11. There will be beautiful animals. Of all kinds. And lots and lots of adventuring! There will be times when you question how cool the zoo's back home are... because they have nothing on the giraffes and elephants orphanage.</div>
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12. There will be tears. The good kind and the sad kind. There will be tough goodbyes. You will have to swallow back your tears and your fear of the unknown. And trust that though you are leaving this sweet place, God is not. It won't be easy to leave, but you will leave with a deep sense of thankfulness and peace in the Lord. You will wonder what your babies are doing right now, or if they are doing well. You will have dreams of returning back. But God is the great protector, and He is faithful. And that's what I rest in. There will be tears.</div>
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13. There will be growth. God puts a calling on your heart to serve and He will be faithful in that. He will provide. There will be challenges. But with those challenges, there will be growth. You will grow into the person God has created you to be. How sweet that is. </div>
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14. There will be community. How thankful I am for Liz and Hannah and the community we had in Kenya. There will be friendship and a bond formed on the foundation of God. This community will bring you joy, encourage you, and leave you with lots to be thankful for.</div>
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15. There will be beauty. In everything that surrounds you. In what God has created. God is in these countries. You may be traveling to serve God and teach others about Him, but make no mistake, He is already there. He is dwelling in the lives, He is seen in the sunsets and in the smiles. He is there. And I am so thankful for that.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850116367275494656.post-2497732477350607432012-08-30T16:54:00.000-05:002012-09-03T23:14:57.176-05:00Dear Mary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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(taking after my favorite blog <a href="http://todaysletters.com/">todays letters</a>)</div>
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I miss you so so much today. You don't know Jesus yet and you come from a muslim home but I know that He dwells in your spirit, your words, your smile. I pray that you will accept Him into your heart. I pray you remember how precious and loved you are. I know that both of your parents have passed away and you have been separated from your siblings, but I pray you know that you are <b>eternally adopted. He</b> can't wait to share your inheritance of His Kingdom with you. You are a daughter of God. You are loved. I wish I could give you a big hug right now! And paint your nails and remind you how loved you are. I can't wait to see you again soon. </div>
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Just a few (of many) things found in the hearts of my sweet kenyan friends. In the sweetest, most God centered way. Being around my friends there was such an encouragement. I went to a slum in Kenya to share Christ's love and left with a greater understanding of what that love really is. I saw Jesus in our conversations and in our relationships, but I think I saw Him most in all of the smiles that I encountered there. </div>
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So much joy and freedom that could only come from the Father. Being around all of these smiles and in a place where I felt God's presence filled me with an abounding amount of joy. Which makes the transition to coming back home a hard one.</div>
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Looking through my pictures from Kenya at home I'm hit with how much I miss these smiles, those places, and feeling God's presence everywhere I went. </div>
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"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, and therefore supremely blessed are they who thirst after the Righteous One. Blessed is that hunger, since it comes from God: if I may not have the full-blown blessedness of being filled, I would seek the same blessedness in its sweet bud-pining in emptiness and eagerness until I am filled with Christ. This blessing involves a promise. Such hungry ones "shall be filled" with what they are desiring. If Christ thus causes us to long after Himself, He will certainly satisfy those longings; and when He does come to us, as come He will, how <i>sweet</i> it will be"</div>
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An overwhelming joy, much needed peace, and sustaining faith in the Jesus.</div>
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During our many road trips (over 40 hours in the past month!) we've listened to numerous cds and have had our lives saved by ipod adapters to keep us singing along our drive. Knox played a song on one of our trips that left me in tears. Literally, it made me cry. It expressed so sweetly how I've felt since I've had to say goodbye to my sweet Kenyan friends. I pray for the wind upon their back, sunshine warm on their precious faces, rain that falls softly, that they find shelter in the storm, that their days on earth be richly filled with love, lots of rest, and most importantly that my sweet friends will be in heaven.</div>
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I can't listen to this song without crying! Good tears. Sweet tears. Heart aching tears.</div>
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Since being home from Kenya, Knox and I haven't stopped traveling and visiting friends. We stayed in Auburn with my family for the week after I got back. It was so good getting to relax, sleep, get over all my jetlag, and visit with my family. We have gotten to do lots of American-ish things since I've been home and I've been loving it!!</div>
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We celebrated the 4th of July. Not sure how you can get more American than that!! We made banana pancakes with blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. RED WHITE AND BLUE. It was a great day.</div>
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We said goodbye to my fam and drove up to Branson, Missouri. We were both missing kamp a whole lot since it was our first time not being there the past two summers. And what a joy it was to see all of our kamp friends! Lots of people were visiting at the same time as us, so we got to have a little reunion. It was basically the greatest three days of catching up and getting to hang in kamp.</div>
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We got to spend time with some of our kamp besties. Kathryn is one of my sweet friends from kamp and I am so thankful for her! She brings lots of light and laughter into a room and it was a joy getting to hang out with her and brad. The last time we saw them was in SPAIN. Crazy. Love them. Love kath.</div>
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Of course we went to Andy's right off of the Branson strip. It's kind of tradition because the only time we really talked the first summer we met was at the Andy's. That's another story.</div>
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From Branson, we drove down to San Antonio! We have been getting to spend lots of time with Knox's family and it's been great! His youngest sister, Elizabeth loves waking Knox up with laughter and tickling. She has just about the cutest smile ever. </div>
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Shaved fruit. I'm still not convinced that it's "healthy" because it's just so good. But I'm going to tell myself that it is because IT'S THAT GOOD! So we've been there two or three times since we got here a week ago. Obsessed.</div>
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We went to the lake with one of Knox's best friends Zach. And thats how we got to the CUTEST PLACE on the planet, Gruene, TX. The only way I can describe it is Gilmore Girls Stars Hollow in Texas, with lots of cute old people and antique stores. Basically, I loved it.</div>
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Next stop was in Austin. It was all around a great trip. We got some peach tea that was made in Fredericksburg aka Knox's new home next year.</div>
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I got to see one of my middle school/childhood besties Kallie! I was reminded of how funny and full of joy Kallie is! Loved getting to visit with her, loved Austin, can't wait to hang with this girl when I move in the spring!</div>
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So kind of big news: I GOT AN INTERNSHIP IN AUSTIN! I'll be there next spring! It hasn't really hit me yet, but I am so excited!! The Lord is so faithful in the way He opens doors and finds connections in the most random places. If you would have told me this time last year that I would be interning in Austin I wouldn't have believed you. And now it's happening! </div>
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So needless to say, I am so excited to see what God has in store for me in Austin. I have seen God at work through how I found my internship and how He has been allowing these doors to be opened. I'll be an intern at Mission:Possible Austin. Check it out, they are so legit. And I cannot wait!!</div>
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These next few days will be full of traveling, meeting with grad schools (EEEEK), and a roadtrip to Colorado with the Schroller family! The transition from Kenya life to normal life has been interesting, but I have been blessed to have had this transition been filled with family, friends, laughter, sun (sunburn), opening doors, exciting chapters ahead, and living for the day. God is so good.</div>
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These last few weeks have been so busy! Knox and I have gone on long road trips (thats a whole other blog post) and we have been able to visit and see sweet friends. As I'm going to all these places and talking about my experience in Kenya, my heart still hurts! I miss Nairobi, the precious smiles, the constant reminder of God's presence around us, the inability to live "comfortably". So as I was missing Kenya, I read through my journal I kept while I was there and found a date where I was particularly overwhelmed and broken. Looking back and reading my prayers to God, I am able to see His faithfulness and provisions He has for each of us. Each of the cries I lifted up to the Lord was answered, and I am able to see exactly why God brought me to Nairobi. He is so good.</div>
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Quoting my devotional: "After conversion our God is our joy, comfort, guide, teacher, and in every sense our light: He is the light within, light around, light reflected from us, and light to be revealed to us. It is said that the Lord doesn't merely give light, He IS light, nor that He gives salvation, He IS salvation." </div>
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I pray Lord that you work through me to guide lost souls to you. I don't know what that looks like. I feel so inadequate at times. I can't love enough children. I can't adopt all of the orphans. But through you, Lord, I am able to guide your babies back to you, where they find the everlasting joy and love that only YOU can provide. Only you Father. You are so good. Take control of my words. When I go home to family and friends, speak through me so that I am able to explain my experience here. Help me find words to change peoples hearts, to awaken them to you.</div>
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I've seen so much here, Lord. So much injustice, poverty, brokenness, things that have completely broken my heart. But even more than that, I've seen freedom, peace, and love. An overwhelming about of joy. I've seen so much of your light shining here in the hearts of the children at the orphanage, the hearts of the cooks that work long days, the hearts of the teachers who are filled with so much patience, the hearts of the street children that smile and wave at our car as we pass by, the hearts of the staff here at Buckner who help make our mission possible. You don't just give light to all of these people, but you are their light. I can't fix lives here or the poverty or the sin or the brokenness of man. I can't fix that there are bombings here or people dying everyday from HIV/AIDS. I can't give every child that is hungry a full belly. I can't give them light or salvation. But you can. You not only give them that but you ARE their light and salvation. You provide them salvation that they are able to look up to you and know you are storing their treasures in heaven. And I will rest in that truth. That even though I am overwhelmed at the injustice I see, you will be faithful and use each persons lives to bring your kingdom glory. You will provide salvation and the love that none of us deserve for the good of YOUR will. </div>
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I pray that I am better able to serve and love your children. One of the sewing girls yesterday told me she used to be a street girl and during that time was addicted to cocaine. She now lives with an aunt and is able to attend this program. She says that a lot of the children that are still on the streets tell her she doesn't deserve the program or the chance at a better life. That she isn't good enough, that she will always be "bad". Lord, that breaks my heart. That she was once orphaned, that she had to live alone on the streets for far too long, that she feels inferior to her classmates, that other children have stripped away her self-confidence and worth. When I go back tomorrow, I pray you provide me with the right words to say to her. That I am able to share with her how much she is loved by YOU. I pray that she will know how much she is worth, that she was bought at a high price. How loved she is by you, God. How loved all of your children are. A kind of love that I have a hard time wrapping my mind around. A love that I can't comprehend. A love that I don't deserve at all, but you provide it anyway.</div>
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Give be strength, Lord. I am so weak and inadequate without you. Help me share the good news of your light and salvation this week.</div>
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Hi sweet family and friends. I've safely returned home after 35 long hours of traveling. My heart hurts and my head is spinning (did this past June fly by that fast?) and I am in the middle of processing all that God has done in my life recently. I'll be updating this soon after I've been able to process everything and will put up pictures soon! Thank you so much for praying over our trip, I'm so thankful for all of you and our amazing trip wouldn't have been possible without each of you!</div>
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I'll be updating soon I promise! Knox and I just got to the HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH aka K-Kountry! So much joy! </div>
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Giraffes. Fave animal.</div>
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Liz and the elephants!</div>
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These are some impalas, like the car. They were real cute.</div>
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The sky seems like it never ends. We can see for miles and miles and miles. It was beautiful and everything made me feel so small.</div>
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Just hangin with my girl enjoying the sunset</div>
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Sunrise. Equally as beautiful.</div>
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More elephants. Love em.</div>
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Hippos. They're really scary. And huge. And cool.</div>
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Our drivers name is Ken. Dad, if you're reading this, I told him your name is Ken. He told me to tell you "Hello" from Ken in Kenya.</div>
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Our set of wheels we adventured in. The coolest safari jeep.</div>
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THIS MORNING WE FOUND OUT HANNAH GOT INTO NURSING SCHOOL AT AUBS. We are so excited for her and it was the perfect way to end the trip.</div>
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We're packing up and leaving today. Next time I post I'll be at home!</div>
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<i>Laughter</i>. The kind that makes your stomach hurt aka belly laughin'. <i>Smiles</i>. The ones that show all your teeth and leave your cheeks sore. <i>Joy</i>. The type that radiates out of your heart and pours onto others. <i>Tears</i>. The good ones because you know that your heart is so full. <i>Happiness</i>. That is so pure that it can only be from the Father. <i>Fellowship</i>. The community that surrounds you that is so encouraging and divinely put together by God. <i>Love</i>. The kind of treasure you only find in Jesus, and what a sweet day it is when you do. <i>Peace</i>. The calmness that God supplies your heart after you leave half of it somewhere. </div>
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The past couple days, God has provided so much laughter, smiles, joy, tears, love, happiness, fellowship and peace. I am overwhelmed by the joy and peace I've received through all of this and so thankful for how faithful our Father is. </div>
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You know when you love a place a whole lot that you can't even think about the possibility of not being able to come back? That's how I've been feeling about leaving Nairobi. While we were saying our goodbyes to the staff and children at the BCC, I had to tell myself it's more of a "see you later!" than a goodbye! Mostly because I pray that God allows me to return here and also because the idea of not being able to return hurts my heart too much!</div>
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The <b>joy</b>. The pure, sweet joy from the Lord that the children and staff has been such an encouragement to me. </div>
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Today was my last day with my sweet knitting girls. Yesterday, the girls shared their testimonies with me. Many of them were similar, that they have gone through times in their lives where people put them down, told them they weren't worth it, that they wouldn't succeed. Two of the girls were formerly street girls. Some of the girls struggled with drugs. One of the girls is currently orphaned. Learning these hardships about my knitting girls, my sisters, was hard. I could feel their pain as they were sharing their stories. A verse came to mind when I was listening to their testimonies, "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God" Acts 14:22. I don't know how to begin to justify or explain why the girls went through what they did, but provide hope. Our God is faithful. We aren't put through hardships for no reason. Quoting my quiet time reading:</div>
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"But although hardship is thus the path of God's children, they have the comfort of knowing that their Master has traversed it before them; they have His presence and sympathy to cheer them, His grace to support them, and His example to teach them how to endure; and when they reach 'the kingdom' it will more than make amends for the 'many hardships' through which they passed to enter."</div>
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Some of the things my knitting girls have gone through I will never be able to explain. I'm so thankful that God is faithful and that He has already paid the price. These hardships aren't in vain. Being able to look into the eyes of my sweet knitting girls and watching them begin to water as I tell them how LOVED and VALUED and TREASURED and PRECIOUS they are to God, makes these hard moments so worth it. Lots of these girls have been told their whole lives that they don't deserve the things they have received or that they aren't going to make anything of themselves, that they are worthless. Today, I got to tell them how their hardships won't go in vain. Today, I got to tell them how much those hardships are worth it when we will be in heaven one day. Today, I got to tell them how valued they are, how they were bought at a high price through Jesus.</div>
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Today was hard. But it was so good. God is so good, all the time.</div>
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We made about 450 bracelets to give to each of the children/staff before we left. When I brought the bracelets to my babies class, my eyes were already watering. I hugged each baby extra long and told them they are so loved one more time. I told them "see you later!" because my heart knows this isn't goodbye.</div>
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My sweet babies class. How thankful I am for each one of these 28 all over the place babies. How special they are to me. We played a game yesterday after our craft that talked about how Jesus loves the little children. Everytime I asked them "WHO'S LOVED?!!?" They would tap their hearts and yell "ME!". How special they are. </div>
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Sweet Monica and Mary, two of the girls who are at the orphanage at the BCC. I wish that I could take these two home with me!</div>
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And my precious Edwin. Saying "see you later!" today to Edwin was hard. Partially because he has such a sweet smile and heart that makes you want to stay at the BCC forever, and partially because he has so much joy that I had to run up and down to snap one final picture with him. I'm going to miss this sweet boy.</div>
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Today was so draining. I couldn't imagine saying goodbye, so we settled for "see ya later!" for now, and I pray that the Lord allows me to return to this place that I left my heart at! Tomorrow we will be going to an HIV/AIDS baby orphanage and the next day it is SAFARI TIME!</div>
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Kazuri means "small and beautiful" in swahili. This week, I have gotten to spend so much time enjoying the small and beautiful things here in Kenya as I've been trying to soak up my last few moments here. It's hard to believe that we have only two more days left at the BCC, on Wednesday we will be at an HIV/AIDS baby clinic, Thursday we leave for the safari! So I'm already getting all sad and sentimental just thinking about how we will be saying goodbye to all of our sweet friends real soon.<br />
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Here's a few pictures of the sweet and beautiful things from this week!</div>
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Class seven girls hangin out being sweet</div>
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If this isn't a BCC girls clique, I don't know what is. I love this picture, it looks straight out of the movie "mean girls" or something. Divas. Love em.</div>
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We went to the animal orphanage but decided not to go in. On our way out we ran into BABOONS. They were hopping the fence and acting crazy. Baboons are not as cute as they seem. Rafiki from Lion King is WAY cuter than what these guys look like in real life.</div>
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My sweet girl Mary. If only I could take her home with me.</div>
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I got braids/dreads/I'm not really sure, this week. It was great. At kamp we have this expression "For the kids" aka YOLO aka carpe diem. This was 100% without a doubt a "for the kids" moment.</div>
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Zipi. Words can't express how much I'm going to miss my favorite sewing diva girl. And please look at those dreads. </div>
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Thought of Robyn, Laura, and Ashlyn yesterday! They loved "The Face"so so much</div>
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We got our nails done the other day. I painted Mary's so it was only fair that she painted mine right (in super fly lime green nail polish)? It was another "For the Kids" moment for sure and AH I'm going to miss this precious girl so much.</div>
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Precious babies and precious Liz. Love em.</div>
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Having the greatest personal alarm roomie. But really, Hannah and I sleep through our alarms every morning and we have this preshie come wake us up. Love the no teeth smile. Love the headband. Love this girl.</div>
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Getting to skype with my sweet family while they are all at the beach. So sad I'm not with y'all but hope you have some fun in the sun!!!</div>
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"He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart." Isaiah 40:11. God tenderly carries us close to His heart! How sweet are those words? He is the good shepherd. I am so thankful for how much He loves us. My quiet time today about this verse read, "Here is <i>boundless affection</i>. Would He put them close to His heart if He didn't love them very much? Here is <i>tender nearness</i>: so near are they, that they could not possibly be nearer. Here is <i>hallowed familiarity</i>: there are precious love passages between Christ and His weak ones. Here is <i>perfect safety</i>: in His bosom who can hurt them? They must hurt the Shepherd first. Here is <i>perfect rest and sweetest comfort</i>."</div>
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God carries us close to His heart because He loves us. He loves us so much because He created us, so much that He paid the ultimate price for us. Though we sin and give in to our flesh, His compassion draws us near through His grace. This week at the BCC, I've been reminded of how God has created each of His children through His craftsmanship. "Yet Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You are our potter; we all are the work of Your hands" Isaiah 64:8. He created each of us uniquely and perfectly, God makes no mistakes. How intentional and sweet our God is. So this week, I wanted to capture how sweet and precious God's children are, not one fingerprint is alike. Not one soul is the same. How much God loves each of us, every single part of us! He not only loves us, He tenderly carries us close to His heart. I'm so thankful for that today. </div>
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I'm so thankful today. For who our God is, how much He loves us, and that "He has done for them based on His compassions, and the abundance of His faithful love" Isaiah 63:7. Feel so much love, friends!</div>
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How comforting to know this truth! God has the whole world in His hands! I got to do crafts with the 2nd grade today and I loved getting the chance to spend time with these cute kids! We sang the song "He's got the whole world in His hands!" and painted their hands after they colored their papers! They loved it so much! This was the first time I got to hang out with this class, and there are still lots more kids I want to spend time with before we leave here!</div>
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While I was spending time with the 2nd grade class, I was a little overwhelmed again with the chaos and the amount of kids ratio to me, and I was reminded again of how sovereign and faithful our God is. I get overwhelmed with the need here, and I fear that I won't be able to serve 'enough'. "The Lord is my light and my salvation- whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1. With the need and poverty in Nairobi being overwhelming at times, I often ask myself, can I love all of these children WELL? Am I glorifying you, Father? Am I being a light for your Kingdom? God doesn't give light, He IS light. God doesn't give salvation, He IS salvation. He uses everything, every struggle and every dark moment in our lives to bring Him glory. If we accept His grace and love into our hearts, whom then shall we fear? Regardless of the large amount of need, He IS salvation He IS light. And I will rest in that.</div>
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This is sweet Edwin. He is in the second grade class I was with. I was so blessed to get to spend more time with him today and what a joy it was. Sweet Edwin has physical and learning disabilities, and at the BCC it's difficult for him to keep up with the rest of the kids. Edwin makes others smile more than anyone I've ever seen with his sweet spirit and bright smile. I was talking to Zipi about Edwin this afternoon and she said "Edwin worships the Lord with every part of his soul", and it was so cool how I felt like I already knew that because of the way he lived life with me today. </div>
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JOY! We bought ten pairs of needles for each of the girls in the sewing room and yarn for the girls to start knitting more things. They were so excited to be able to all be knitting at the same time!</div>
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We're talking about starting a knitting club in Nairobi (Nairobi Knitting United!!!! we're working on it...) When we knit in the afternoon, the girls pull chairs up in a little circle next to us and we just stay like that for a couple hours. It's such a sweet time of laughter, fellowship, and knitting (duh).</div>
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Hellen finished her first ear warmers! I'm so proud!!! And Jane is finishing her beautiful scarf! I feel like a proud mama.</div>
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He doesn't just give light. He is light. He doesn't just give salvation, He is salvation. He has the whole world in His hands, every moment of chaos and fear- all for His Kingdom. I hope you find this truth as encouraging today as I have!!</div>
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I'll start off by saying that I don't know how I'm going to be able to say goodbye to the staff and kids at the BCC in a week and a half! My time here has literally flown by, and I cannot believe that I'm already half way through my service here. It makes my heart hurt. We've been trying to change it up at the BCC by serving in new places so that we can get to know all of the staff and serve them! So this morning, Hannah and I served in the kitchen! We cut up eight huge cabbages and by the end both of us had red hands! It was really hard work, but so sweet knowing that we were able to serve the kids in a new way! I love getting to see the different ways that the staff at the BCC work. Each role is so essential in the running of this place, how often I forget the hard work of those done behind the scenes. We have two cooks who are there all the time, cutting, preparing, cooking, singing. They are so joyful though they are exhausted. The Lord provides them so much strength and joy, without them this place would not run! The cooks remind me so much of the kitchies at kamp and how hard these girls work behind the scenes. I'm thankful for the hearts who are so faithful in their service for the Lord, and for our two sweet cooks Agnis and Paul.<br />
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One of the precious cooks, Agnis, asked us to help her cut something up. We had just gotten done with some onions and carrots so we said yes (thinking it would be more cabbage or tomatoes)! Next thing we know, we are cutting up cow liver and cow heart for the stew!!! Y'all I'm not kidding, we literally cut up cow heart (that are humungous)! We couldn't stop laughing because it was so shocking (it was bleeding while we were chopping it up, Agnis says it's because the heart is so "fresh"...), and precious Agnis said "We love to eat cow heart! It is so sweet!!" And it was just too funny to not post a little something about the "sweet" cow heart we had to prepare. Pictures to come!<br />
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After we learned some more anatomy about the cow heart/liver (last week it was the cow intenstines!!), we went outside and met with the man that takes care of the cows at the BCC. He taught us how he milks the cows and he's going to let us try next week! Like what??? So crazy I'm so excited!!!<br />
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We went to church with our driver Victor yesterday for three hours! It was so amazing getting to see other people worship the same God that we do in a completely different language. The worship songs were so powerful and I had goosebumps! At times it was a little overwhelming but I am so thankful that I got to experience the Lord in a new setting, new language, new friends. Our God is so big and so good all the time.<br />
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We went shopping this afternoon and got 10 set of needles and more yarn for the sewing class! They will each have their own set of needles and yarn to begin making even more things! I was able to teach them how to make ear warmers today and we are finishing up our second scarf! God has blessed my time here so far and He has allowed me to continue to love these girls well. It is such an encouragement to hear that I am helping to empower these girls. A lot of them didn't go past primary school. They are all around my age (18-22) and just knowing that I am serving these girls well warms my heart. One of the girls, Helen, told me that she plans on teaching her mom and aunts/cousins how to knit! How neat it is to know that something that you picked up randomly (literally, I learned on youtube) is being used to change some of these girls lives! It is technically winter here, even though its 70s during the day and 60s at night. But the Kenyans think that this weather is miserably cold. You will see people in huge winter coats and hats, while we are wearing t shirts and skirts. It feels so wonderful outside, but the girls are working on knitting scarves because they are freezing!!! Zipi was so cold today that she wore socks with her sandals because "it is SO cold.... TOO cold today for me"<br />
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How precious is she?!?! Sweet Agnis. "We love to eat how heart, it is so sweet!" Love her.</div>
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Tricia. That face. Precious.</div>
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Zipi, what a great lady. She really does rock. Today she asks me, "do you dance?" I said "yes!??" So she said "can you, teach me to two step? Can you teach me how to dougie?" She was being so serious. I couldn't stop laughing. She doesn't know how to dougie, she really just wanted to know. It was the greatest. She was freezing cold today. She has a sweater on, long skirt, a jacket over the sweater, that shawl thing, and socks with her sandals. Hey mom, remember when you let me where socks and sandals?! Haha love sweet Zipi!</div>
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So to my sweet supporters and friends, I want to thank you so much for your prayers and support! I would not be here if you had not supported me through prayer and financially and I thank you so much for your faithfulness in your support! My time here has not only given me the opportunity to love and serve the people of Kenya well, but God has been doing so much work in my heart as well! I thank you for time and generosity! With that being said, I still have $1,500 to raise for the rest of my trip. It seems like this will be a hard feat since I am in Kenya right now. But I believe God has me here for a reason and I see it in everyone's heart I meet here and at the BCC. I know that our God is faithful and He will provide. If you believe in this ministry that I'm doing and feel led to support my trip financially, please click on the "donate" button! You can also send a check to the Buckner office (5200 S. Buckner Blvd Dallas, TX), with it made out to "Buckner International" and "Anna Marie Harris" in the memo blank to be tax deductible. More than anything, I ask for your continued prayers for myself, Hannah and Liz. Love each of you so so much!!!!</div>
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So enyefuraha means "joyful" in swahili! It seemed perfect as the title for this post because yesterday and today was nothing but so so joyful! Here are the many things that were so wonderful and SO enyefuraha these past couple days! My sweet sewing friend, Zipi, brought me an english to swahili dictionary today so I'm trying to put it to good use by learning some new words (get ready, there are lots in this post)!!!<br />
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1. We got to play with some "mtoto" elephants yesterday! Mtoto means baby, and as you can see these are the most precious baby elephants ever!!! They drink out of big baby bottles and their little wrinkles are the cutest!</div>
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All of these babies are orphaned due to their moms being killed by poachers or being deserted or being attacked by other animals in the national park. The people who live near the park call this elephant orphanage and the workers send an airplane out to wherever the elephants are to bring them back. The orphanage raises the little mtoto's until they are about two years old and able to fend for themselves in the wild and lets them go back! It is so cool!</div>
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LOOK AT THOSE PRECIOUS MTOTO EYELASHES!!!!!</div>
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2. "Kutia moyo" means encouragement. Today I was able to watch the sewing girls do their thing, measuring out and sewing construction paper. They practice on this before they make their projects with clothing. The time and skill it takes for these girls to make the uniforms for the school and other clothes to sell on the market, working so diligently with a smile across their face, is an encouragement to me. These girls work so hard in everything that they do and they constantly encourage me to push myself harder and do all that I can! They are such a great source of "kutia moyo"!</div>
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3. "Dansi" means dance. And we did lots of that today. The traditional dance in Kenya is done by putting your hands on your waist then moving side to side. It's SO PRECIOUS seeing the babies do this! Literally, so cute. When the babies do something exciting in class, Mrs Janet calls them up in front and the babies sing a congratulations song, and they do THE dance. I mean, it is really precious. So we did lots of "dansi" today, and I loved it. </div>
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4. "Enye Hisani" means gracious. Everytime we do a craft in the babies class, their eyes light up and they smile so big. They wait patiently until it is their turn to do the craft and they are so thankful and excited the whole time. I've continued to be blown away with these three year olds. They are so so gracious! I'm learning so much from them!!</div>
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We did a glittery craft today. We talked about how God is our Shepherd (John 10) and how we are His sheep! He takes care of us just as a shepherd takes care of his flock. We added glitter just for fun, and the babies kept saying "WOW!!!!" it was the most precious thing ever. Precious babies.</div>
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5. "Tendaji" means energetic. The babies never lack on joy or energy. They challenge me to keep up and because of that I am able to dance with them, laugh with them, run around with them, all through the strength of the Lord. He provides them so much "tendaji" and so much love, which brings happiness to everyone around them!</div>
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6. "Uaminifu" means faithfulness. Great is the faithfulness of our God and the work that He calls us to. I have seen Him work here in so many ways that it gives me goose bumps and brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it!! I'm reminded of how faithful God has been to me by sending me to serve here and the confidence I find in that through a reading in my quiet time: "He <i>has</i> done it all, <i>must</i> do it all, and <i>will</i> do it all. Our confidence must not be in what we have done, nor in what we have resolved to do, but entirely in what <i>the Lord </i>will do." He is so faithful and I'm so thankful to be able to trust completely in Him. He is going to be faithful in my time here and in these babies lives.</div>
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7. "Huruma" means compassion. My sweet teacher I work with, Mrs Janet, has so much compassion in her heart and it is so evident in the way she lives her life. She serves the Lord with everything she does and loves the babies in her class so well. Gosh I am so thankful I get to look up to her these next few weeks. She has so much "huruma" in her spirit and I pray I have this same type of compassion for others as well. She is such a sweet servant of the Lord, I am so encouraged by her. Here is our sweet class, even though a few of the kiddos were running around when this picture was taken! </div>
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"Kuvumbua" means explore in swahili. Something I can't wait to do more of in Nairobi. I've seen God so much these past two weeks in the hearts here in Kenya. "Kutukuza" means glorify, I pray I am able to continue to bring God glory through my service here. If you would like to support my journey here in Kenya, please click the "Donate" button on the right side of the page. Love and miss everyone lots!</div>
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Okay, last word for the day! "Lala Salama" means goodnight! Which is so weird since I'm going to sleep the same time all of you back home are waking up! Peace and blessings!</div>
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Y'all I'm feeling a little sick today. Headache, fever, the works. What a great reminder sent from God. I am sick and I am weak! And I CANNOT do this on my own. But I know that even though I'm not feeling well at all today, God's continued work through my service with these babies and their hearts being transformed makes it all so worth it!!!!. I'm so thankful for our Father's sweet reminders that I need to give the control back to Him. I can't serve these babies on my own strength, but the Lord's. So as my head is pounding and my energy is so low, I look forward to tomorrow! To wake up and start again fresh, just like the grace and mercies God provides for us each day. My flesh continues to fail, God continues to be faithful. He is so good.</div>
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I am so humbled by this reminder that we can do nothing, literally nothing, without our God! Sweet family and friends, prayers would be great! He is so faithful!</div>
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1. Sweet smiles. This isn't really a first, but these sweet babies were too cute to not post. So, kind of irrelevant to the title, but look at these faces!!!!!! This is Tricia and Jeremy, precious babies.</div>
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2. First time we made this craft today! We cut up pieces of construction paper and wrote "I am loved" on one side and the babies name on the other. We handed out the paper and my teacher, Janet, explained to them what it meant! She explained how God loves them so much, their families love them lots, and how Teacha Anna and Teacha Janet love them a whole lot too! </div>
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We got to hang the craft/chain on the wall in their room. Everytime they look at it they will remember first that God loves them so so much and that we love them lots too. That way it's a constant reminder to them- they are so loved! Look how precious Mrs Janet is, I am so thankful to spend so much time with her!</div>
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3. We cooked cow intestines the other day. I couldn't take a picture. Y'all I don't really eat beef at home and WE COOKED COW INTESTINES. They look exactly like what you would think, so please just use your imagination! </div>
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4. Liz came to hang out with our class today for a bit! This was the first time the babies got Liz all to themselves and they loved her a whole lot!! Just waving it out, showing some love!</div>
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5. This one I am so thrilled about- FIRST FINISHED SCARF!!! Y'all, the girls were so excited and proud about finishing their first scarf! It is beautiful and perfect, they will take it to the market soon to sell! How fast these girls learn, not to mention so joyful!! </div>
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6. We made our first trail mix today!!! I guess it's technically a nut mix, but we bought a whole lot of ingredients from the store: peanuts, almonds, macadameon nuts, and raises and threw them all together in a bowl. IT IS SO GOOD! We are thinking about creating a patent for it- yep, that good.</div>
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7. First time the girls in the sewing class did the chain craft! This time since these girls are older, they each wrote prayer requests on three different pieces of paper. The girls all come from different regions in Kenya so they speak a little english, all swahili, and then their mother tongue. They wrote the prayers in their mother tongue so that the other girls "couldn't read their requests". We hung the chain on the wall so that every time they see it, they remember God's faithfulness and that no prayer goes unheard. It's so cool how many languages there are even just in Kenya, there are 42 different tribal languages! I'm reminded of how I'm struggling to learn Swahili, how I did straight up terrible in spanish class in high school, how half the time I don't know what the girls are saying. God knows each language we speak by heart and He speaks every one of them. He is so big and universal, and understands our cries and prayers. How thankful I am that our God knows each of our hearts, our language, our cries. He listens to them all, no prayer goes unheard! </div>
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8. First time carrying beans on our head from the store. It is harder than it looks and women in Kenya carry bags on their heads without using their hands!!!! Just casually walking around with kidney beans. "Got beans on my head, but don't call me a bean head"-Liz</div>
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Today, I got to talk to Zipi, who is in charge of the sewing room, who told me about how she had been praying that God open new doors for them. Before coming to Nairobi, she was praying they could expand their program for the girls. She told me today that they have loved knitting so much that they are going to start splitting the time during the day, half for sewing and half for knitting! She has been praying for an open door and she believes part of me coming here to teach them to knit was an answer to her prayer! It is so neat how God works, opening doors and answering prayers when you don't even realize it at the time! He is so faithful in the little things. The girls are going to start selling some of the things they knit in the market, and I'm so thankful they are able to learn ways to make profit and teach others to knit! The nurses and other parts of the BCC are coming to the sewing room to learn, it is so fun! Liz got to hang out today with the girls and I, and of course they loved her! I'm so thankful that we get to have this ministry in the BCC!</div>
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So here are some pictures from this past week of the babies, the town we're in, and our cooking adventures. Some are blurry, sorry about it!!!! </div>
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These are some of the sweet smiles I get to see every day. Sweet sweeeeeet babies in my class!</div>
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This is the town our compound is in. It takes at least an hour to drive there every day and you eventually end up on a dirt road leading to the BCC. </div>
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More pictures from the giraffe center! We got to feed them and eventually the giraffe people convinced us to feed the giraffe treats from our mouth. Giraffes have 25 cm long tongues. TWENTY FIVE CENTIMETERS LIKE WHAT? </div>
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LOOK AT THAT NOGGIN!</div>
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Oh hey baby giraffe, I see you!! So precious!!! Also, there is a giraffe hotel that was next door, where the people staying there get to feed the giraffes from the window. Same one I saw on pinterest!!!!! We wanted to stay there for a night until we found out it was 500 per night. </div>
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Sweet Leonia. This is one of my new buddies. Precious little girl.</div>
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This is part of my class! Note how they are all a little blurry, the joy this class has is contagious! They never stop moving or laughing, and I am learning so so much from them. Love these babies.</div>
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The sweetest little cheeks. I am so thankful I get to spend time with these preshies for a whole month!</div>
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Today we learned how to make chipaties!!! They are the yummiest thing and is what everyone eats here in Nairobi. The chef at the BCC, Paul, is showing us how to fry them. Paul says that in Kenya "if you can't cook chipaties, you can't yet be a wife" and was being 100% serious! Liz is being so brave and frying over an open gas stove. You go girl.</div>
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Hannah and I got to roll out the dough for the chipaties with Alex. It was kind of like rolling out pizza dough, so we had fun!</div>
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We got to spend time with the children who live at the orphanage at the BCC today. They are DARLING. I'm not even kidding, these are the most precious girls ever.</div>
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Sweet Mary (7) and Elizabeth(9). I am learning so much from these sweet children who are here at the orphanage about trusting the Lord and depending completely on Him. The JOY the Lord provides at this place even though these children have tough lives is wonderful. We get to spend time with the orphanage on saturdays and sundays, and I am looking forward to going to church with them tomorrow!</div>
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Liz is such a baller and plays futbol with the guys in the orphanage! She plays soccer at Baylor and she is bringing so much joy to the futballers at the orphanage (because we all know I couldn't kick a soccer ball to save my life).</div>
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Today marks the first full week I've been gone! It has been a busy, overwhelming, wonderful week! Yesterday I started to help out in my classroom with the three year olds! The BCC calls them the "babies" because they are the littlest class at the compound. And what a sweet class the babies are. The joy and excitement each of the children in my class have is so amazing. The teacher I help is named Janet and she is the most patient and sweet woman! I got to color and play with the babies all day and love on them! The Lord is so present in the staff and the children at the BCC and I was constantly reminded of that all day! Hannah, Liz, and I have talked so much recently about how important it is to live for the day. Carpe Diem, YOLO, whatever you want to call it, but putting your whole heart into the day and how important that is! The hours and hours I've spent planning and worrying about what's to come next is crazy. The babies live for the moment, excited for what the day brings. And the joy- the complete JOY the Lord provides them each day is wonderful! I can't wait to learn so much these next few weeks from the new friends at the BCC. (Pictures of the babies to come!!!)<br />
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Later that afternoon I started to teach knitting with the older girls in the community. The language barrier is going to make things a lot harder than I thought but I'm excited that the girls will be able to knit things to sell on the market!! It's so cool how the Lord uses our own gifts and talents to bless others, and even though knitting is the most random thing, I'm so thankful that I can teach them!!<br />
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So today was the greatest day. WE WENT TO THE GIRAFFE CENTER. And oh my gosh. We got to play and feed giraffes and their babies and I wanted to cry tears of joy (and halfway did)! We had the day off and it was great getting our energy back. I already missed not seeing the babies today- I can't imagine how sad I'll be saying goodbye!<br />
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Jambo!! After two long 8 and a half hour flights and hours driving/waiting, we finally made it to Nairobi!! It is so amazing to be here finally and it's been wonderful already! </div>
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Hannah and I finally met Liz our third team member! She is just the greatest and we are so glad we're all together! This is sweet Victor, who says he is going to be our driver, dad, body guard, bestie for the next four weeks. He is so nice and has the biggest smile ever, we love him already!! We found out we will be in an apartment for the month so we went grocery shopping... STRUGGLE. Good thing Victor is so nice and patient and helped us the whole time! </div>
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This is just a little bit of the slum in Nairobi we will be working. Our compound has 400 children is so great! It's called the Baptist Community Center and is sponsored by Buckner. It is a school/self sustaining farm/med clinic that serves and houses children and orphans in this community, provides water/fresh food/medical services to everyone in the area as well. So wonderful and I can't believe I will be working here for a whole month! The Lord is going to do great things in this ministry and has blessed us so much so far! Tomorrow is our first day to start working at the BCC and cannot wait to share great stories to come!!!!</div>
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