Jan. 26, 2008
Mozambique Experience from Ashley
Okay so brief rundown of me in Mozambique.
We are staying right in the downtown area. You walk through an alley and at the end you see our doorman, who I absolutly adore, and then you climb about 6 flights of stairs and get to where I live. There is a balcony so close to the other buildings you could climb over. There is a kitchen a living room and 7 rooms. My room is little and I share it with the other girls but Nina Alexa and I are in the loft area where its an oven day and night. We bought a fan and try to stay cool while we sleep but it doesnt always help.
For dinner I use the downstairs kitchen where we try to cook and Im getting used to the rats running in and out. I even controlled myself as a rat ran right across the top of my bare feet. The smell of fish permeates everything. We eat a lot of rice and pasta which is becoming normal for us all.
Its always over 100 degrees here I really believe that. I find myself sweating at all times of the day no matter what Im doing. I can hear the rats running around on the roof at night their nails slidding across the metal roof and their little noises they make as they scurry through the walls. I wake up in the middle of the night screaming "I CAN HEAR THEM". So this just shows that I havent gotten used to them that much yet. The window in our room is always open and so in the morning, due to my lack of a mosqito net, I am covered from head to toe in bites.
Yesterday I laid in my bed with sweat dripping down my face and listened to the call of prayer they make everyday and just knew that this is where Im supposed to be. Despite the rats, my bites, the heat, the smells, the food, I know God has me here and I know he is using me here. I honestly am really happy that I get the chance to be here and get the chance to do what I do.
We have been evangelizing in a village for the last week and we have started a bible study that we hold twice a week plus a new church we are planting there in the village. This is what I have always wanted to do, not only lead people to Christ but to help them grow and make them disciples as well. I know Im a dork but Its really amazing and Im really excited about it!
I am really enjoying it here. There is so much that I can help with and do which is encouraging to me. Im getting ready to preach or I would like to call it "share" with a group of elders this saturday. Im really excited because the culture here doesnt allow for women to be in front of people like this. I immediatly knew I needed to do this and am so excited to share in front of these men about missions and why we are called, why I have come and why they should encourage others to go! Keep me in your prayers as I have little time to prepare but I know the Lord is going to use me and Im excited to tell you how it went!
The boys at the orphanage are getting used to us being there as we hold our bible studies there and they are all so much fun. Im falling in love with them all and enjoy teasing them and having fun. We will continue to work with them for the next 2 weeks that we are here.
2 more weeks! I know its crazy but keep me in your prayers as always also if you want to see my pictures try this link (below) and you can see where I was at in Swaziland as well as here in Mozambique.
One last note is please keep our team leader Khaya in your prayers as well as one of our team members Bernard. We are dealing with a serious issue with Bernard and Khaya has to make a decision on if he should go home. This puts a lot of stress on me as a team leader but so much more on Khaya. So all your prayers are so much appreciated!
I send all my love,
Ashley
Swaziland Photos
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=38516&l=d0081&id=747601279
Mozambique Photos
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=38518&l=1d25e&id=747601279 |
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