First days in Africa

As the plane landed in Windhoek I could not believe I was finally here. We traveled for 36 hours and we made it! I had almost no emotion, which might had been lack of sleep ;), but I knew I was about to start a great adventure. I know that God had brought us here to do his work and I was excited to see how.

Our first few days have been filled with meeting lots of wonderful people, get adjusted to the time difference and orientation. Our unit leaders Rob and Alisa have been great and very hospitable. They have a large family with 7 children who are all kind and a joy to be around. They are wonderful examples of our life being mission. Melissa, Anna and I have now meet our other two roommates Sarah from Australia and Peggy from Oregon. They are both doctors who have come to serve with us in Rundu.

We met one women that truly inspired me. I will not go into all the details of all her life but it is one of Gods faithfulness to her and her faithfulness to him. She has been through many trials in her life but yet she lives with hope. She is a women to admire and look up to. I thank her for the courage to share her story with us and to continue to follow Gods plan for her life.

We went for a tour of the city and as we drove through the different neighborhoods it was amazing to see the stark difference between the rich and the poor. Namibia has the greatest disparity between the rich and the poor in the world. It is referred to as the gap or the gini co-efficient. This was evident as we drove through the city. The rich are separated from the poor. The rich stick together. There was very little merging of classes.

My prayer is that I am able to not harden my heart towards those things. It is so easy to see those and to forget or even ignore what I had seen. But I need to remember that God loves these people and he created them just like me. I do not know how I can help them in a positive way but I do know I can pray. I can pray that God works in their hearts and they can come to know him. They are free in Christ. He is the ultimate provider. If they accept him it does not meanthat everything will get better. But it does mean they can have communion with their creator each day and have a reason to live!

More pictures to come!!

Melissa and I at Zeka and Anitas home

Corrie and Anika with children in front of their home