Worthy Soul

Sunday, June 10

Wow! I feel like I'm just now getting the chance to breathe. Today was amazing!

We woke up early to pack the Land Cruiser (Khaki Jackie), Land Rover (Red Fred), and two trucks for the drive out to Kasibi Church of Christ. I rode in the bed of one of the trucks, holding tightly the whole way of course. One of my roommates, Kathy, had never ridden in the bed of a truck so she had a blast. As they say here, "There is always room for one more", so along our back roads journey into the bush we picked up some more locals. The chilly wind woke us up quickly.
About 10 am, we arrived at the church and began Bible study. The women sit on one side and the men sit on the other. It was the smallest building and we were crammed in. The benches were wooden without back support, so three hours later we were stiff. Mr. Calder was the speaker today and his message was very good. It was relatable to Zambians and Americans alike. I truly felt like I was worshipping with my brothers and sisters today. Not that I don't always, but this was a smaller group.

After Bible study and service, there were special singings. They sang for us and then we got up there and sang three songs for them. One in English and two in Tonga...they seemed impressed. When all of that was done, we shook hands with everyone in a line and made our way to Leonard's house across the creek. He had prepared a meal for us, the town band came and we danced with the children. I am getting closer to their type of dancing but still not completely sure how to move like that! There will be videos and pictures posted when I return home.

Whew! After all that it was naptime. I have loved every minute of my time here and know there is so much more to experience. God has truly blessed me with friends, local and from the States, who are able to share these experience with me and show me new things. In the sermon today we talked about worth and what makes something worthy. I believe that we forget what is worthy, or Who is worthy, beacuse we are so surrounded by things to distract. We don't always wake up and thank God for the sunrise, water to brush our teeth, electricity to see our way around, the person sitting beside us, or the eyes that we use to take it all in. So what is worthy? Does our soul cry out of the glories we have seen or do we pass them by?

Love to each of you! Pray that we will give our best during this last week of therapy and that we would not discount the worth of our time here.