I’m laughing as I
write this post because I came into this trip thinking that there would be a
lot of days where I just felt really lonely (which there might be, but that’s
besides the point). And the only American friends I would leave with would be
Stacy and her kids. I laugh now because it’s the most ridiculous thing ever.
I’ve spent the last two days with my new friend Kayla. She
works for a local hospice ministry, Tuesday-Thursday, making home visits to
check on their patients. She graciously let me tag along yesterday and today
(Tuesday and Wednesday). Tuesday the patients weren’t in their home so we went
for lunch. It was so much fun getting to share our life story and how we ended
up in Ethiopia. How awesome is our God that he can bring two people from two
totally different places together in a third world country?! And to think I
wouldn’t have any friends…
Wednesday we made our way through Korah to a lady’s home
that tried to commit suicide earlier this week because someone insulted her. We
were there to encourage her and pray for her. As we were praying the lady was
very unresponsive. Then the man praying outloud asked her, “Who are you?” she
straightened up and answered, “I am Satan.” He then asked, “How many are
there?” and she replied, “We are three.” The lady screamed three times
indicating each demon that was leaving her body. It was the craziest thing. And
not the mention, the whole thing was in Amharic, so I didn’t know exactly what
was going on until Kayla translated it all for me afterwards. I’ve heard about
this kind of thing happening but I never thought I would be able to witness it
for myself. It is so hard to describe out loud, and even harder to describe in
a blog post.
Korah is a dark place, full of spiritual warfare, but God is
here. I see him everyday in the face of the beautiful, stinky, snot nosed
children that make each day worth getting up for. I see him in the smiles and
songs of the women making paper beads. And I see him in my fearless leader,
Stacy as I learn more about her and her heart for these children. There is no
doubt that God is here and he is working, especially in my heart.
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