Swaziland - Walking on Water

There is no language barriers when you speak the language of love.

 Love speaks to the hearts and souls of the people this language is spoken to. It bypasses judgements, it forgives and releases prejudice. Love is a language learned and practiced. 

It's much like learning to crawl, and then walk, walk and then run. 

The more we speak it the more we become fluent in knowing exactly how to say what needs to be said. 

Our words become powerful and gain meaning. . 

Life is born from love.
 Life was created out of love, for love, and towards love. 

All walls fall when this language is spoken with such eloquence, and often times words aren't needed at all. . . 

Love is the primary language I want to learn, Love is what I desire to become a student of. 

. . . "If I have all the gifts of the world, all the gifts of the Spirit, but have not love, what am I"? What do I amount to without learning the language of love? I am nothing. . 


These two months in Swaziland are coming to a close in a about two weeks now, and I can say this has truly been a labor of love. 

We've done so much, seen so much, we've watched the Lord heal hearts, reveal darkness and bring light to people, hope to children, comfort to widows. . . 

And we've loved. . . 
That's the thing I can leave here saying I know we did. 
We poured everything we had into this place, into these children. 
We loved well. 

I truly have been touched by my team, and the kids here at the mission. 

You never really know what is going to happen. Tonight I used my medical skills to stitch up one of the kids legs. . he gashed it pretty deep and definitely  needed stitches. . . a lot of the team held headlamps-because yep we had to do it in the dark 'cause there was no electricity. The boy was a trooper, and we did a pretty dang good job if I do say so myself. 

Just goes to show you never know what you will do with the talents and gifting's God has given you. 

This whole two months has been like that. . 
God keeps uncovering parts of my heart, showing me ways I can learn love, even when I'm terrified and completely out of my comfort zone. . 

He's always there guiding me along to learn love. . 
He's teaching me how to let go. . 
How to not try an have control over everything, and instead trust in His leadership, knowing full well His leadership is perfect and is without flaw. 

Sometimes I'm like Peter. . 
He calls me off the shore, out into the waves and I look at the waves instead of Him. . 
But like Peter found out, I too found that God is still faithful to grab my hand and pull me close to His side even when I take my eyes off of Him and look at the waves around me. . 

Swaziland has been an adventure for sure. 
Many waves, and yet many moments His eyes met mine. . . 

I'm trusting, and leaning in, learning love and walking on water. . .