Almost all of the pictures I brought home are taken from his point of view. It has been fascinating for me to look at the photos he took. It is very cool to see what attracted his eye. Thank you, Hercilio, for this gift.
Processing this recent journey into Mozambique is difficult because I arrived home on Monday to discover that my mother is quite ill. Needless to say, that required all my focus and attention this week. She is doing well right now and for that, I am deeply grateful.
This was my fifth trip to Mozambique, and through these journeys, God has been teaching me to trust him at a level that has been challenging and stretching. It was a great blessing to find myself able to enjoy Mozambique and all it has to offer, in spite of plenty of challenges and circumstances that were potentially stressful.
It will take a while to process all that transpired there, but there are three major highlights that spring to my mind:
- Feeling the prayers of those praying and fasting for us while we were preparing and working in Mozambique.
- Watching God dissolve every barrier the enemy put up to accomplishing the purposes he put on our hearts.
- Being present for the planting of a new church in Ziahle ~ it was like nothing I have ever experience before spiritually.
I look forward to the unfolding stories.
ReplyDeleteenjoyed your thoughts and images Sue, i know your tree very well - an old wonder that's survived many cyclones and droughts...the greatest blessing for me in 2011-12 was getting to know the village of Manavene, the 'hood! It's a shame that it's seemingly been treated as a 'drive through' as there are so many wonderful people there, and hungry ones, wanting real friendship and respect (as opposed to handouts and 'parachute missions') Your lovely blogposts reminded me how privileged we are to be connected with them...i will always choose digging deeper to spreading wider, but i respect the other approach also. Paz!
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