so right now, im in this stage of just being in love with africa and everything about it. everyone knows i want to be back there and may be a little tired of hearing those words come out of my mouth. i really believe that the lord has given people different passions; some have a deep passion for the asian culture while some, like me, have a passion for the african culture. the older i get the more i come to respect and admire these different god-given passions.
i say all that to say that today i had the opportunity to go and visit with some foreign students who are visiting LC for a few weeks. i have never really interacted with anyone from china or japan; actually no one from asia. well, i interact with mimi back home; shes the lady who waxes my eyebrows but thats another story :) there were several of us who got to help teach them about our culutre here and my friend alanna said that my next trip overseas needs to be to china. any mention of overseas and my mind immediately goes to africa, shooting down any opportunity to another place. that time with these students changed my perspective. i enjoyed every minute of my time with them.
many times i lose focus of the big picture in life. i forget that my time here is just a blink and i am a visitor on this earth; this is not my home. i dont remember that my focus should always be to tell people, whoever they are and wherever they are from, about the hope and life christ gives. i get so caught up in the things of the world and lose focus. the lord used different things to humble us. i believe that he used my new chinese friends to humble me in a new way. to shed light on a prideful area in my heart and show me that no matter the location, race, or color we are called to be salt and light and speak truth.
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