To the Mountain

We headed out again today to see more of Kenya. We left around 7AM and headed towards Embu, a town located near the foothills of Mt. Kenya. I felt like I needed to see the mountain and see it up close. We arrived in Embu and almost immediately the mountain disappeared. I was so disappointed. Instead of heading home we decided to head towards Nanyuki, another town east of Embu and also located near the foothills on the mountain. 

The drive to Nanyuki was incredible. The scenery was breathtaking. You have Mt. Kenya on one side and the Aberdare Range on the other. Every time I look at a mountain I am reminded of how amazing and big God is and I often need to be reminded. I think that is why something inside of me needs to near one.

Somedays I wake up and I am completely overwhelmed by the project that God has placed before me. I don’t know what I am doing. And I don’t know how it will come to pass. I wish there was a book titled “How to Open up a Children’s Home in a Foreign Country.” But maybe if there was I wouldn’t have to rely so much on God. And Maybe this mission wouldn’t require faith. 

It is unbelievably challenging to live by FAITH. 

FAITH: to have FAITH is to be SURE of the things we HOPE for, to be CERTAIN of the things we do not see. 

Sometimes it just isn’t natural to have FAITH. I mean, we are driving around Kenya looking for land that we don’t have money to buy. And on that land we are hoping to build a children’s home, oh and we don’t have money for that either. Then there’s the issue of properly running the home and ensuring that the needs of all the children are met. I could probably go on forever or at least a while with the things we cannot see. 

I have no idea how any of this will come to pass. It is absolutely overwhelming at times. At times I’m terrified to make decisions, knowing that what I choose could potentially affect thousands of lives. 

BUT then I look at the mountain AND I REMEMBER WHO GOD IS. I REMEMBER THAT IT’S NOT ABOUT WHO I AM BUT IT’S ABOUT WHO HE IS IN ME. I remember that my God can move mountains, heal the sick, and raise the dead. My God is in the business of miracles. My God’s power is perfected in my weakness. 

I have FAITH that the vision God has given me will come to pass; I cannot see how it will, but I am CERTAIN and I am SURE.