Wednesday, and baby steps are good :)

I have more things going through my head and heart and happening than I can even catch up with. Sorry I think writing about the last few lectures may take time getting back to. BUT, moving forward with this Campaign, YES it's going!
So to recap for today so that I don't miss it, because I want to truly 'almost' every night try and recap because to track this next 6 months of adventures for this Campaign, are really going to be something to document for the rest of my life. In my heart, my eyes, my belief, is this is my chance to finally do what I've felt called to do forever. I hadn't realized it until clearly now. All it's leading up to. Save the world. Not save the world as in just feeding no oh no and that's somethign to remember through my reading of the scriptures this morning in James, is that believing, loving is not enough. GIving someone faith is not enough. You must not tell a child who's starving, that Jesus loves you and will provide and not feed them. If a widow needs a home, I must not just say go ask God he provides and not offer my own. Get it? I must serve not only in heart, but in tangability. ALSO to recap my personal devotion this morning, I remember it clearly stating in the Bible in James to not look at the 'the least of these' in this world and hold them in less class than those 'above.' This means if a rich man comes into my home and a poor woman come, I don't tell the poor woman to sit on the floor and give the rich man a nice chair. OH NO! God comes to the least of these. God speaks through them. I may miss God by turning my eyes away. I can't let all this process side track me from HIS Kingdom. God's mission to love and serve others.
I remember this vividly yesterday, when I was getting to go to dinner with Nik in the city, all dressed up, (thinking I was going to have to be impressing some investors with my dream/mission) and I remember us passing these ladies on the street who were clearly getting off work. Work where they were either maids or servants. I remember driving past thinking, they're not doing as much important work as I'm abotu to go do...and immediatly I rebuked myself for those sinful thoughts! Lord please forgive me! Just because i'm off to try and run this abstinence campaign to 'save this country' doesn't mean anyone is lower than I. In fact, it's quite the contrary. So Lord, thank you for your wisdom, not my own.
Back to today! :)
I woke early preparing to make a few skype phone calls back home. Mostly needing to speak with a few of you. Tad, Brooks, Kale, Andie of course, and Shawn are on my list. I missed Tad and then I didn't have Brooks number and it got late, so I didn't succeed.
So I knew the day was going tobe long with the plans Cristian and i already had. So I swam and then came back to do some catch-up with Cristian, do some emailing, research, and even update our campaign plan just a bit.
We left here witha lift from Stefan, Me, Cristian, and Collins, my team mate from Kenya, to go see his friend (whom this whole time I thought was his uncle) who is the local pro team captain, Santos, and the captain of the Kenya national squad, Musa.
Stefan dropped us off near Newlands stadium where he lives and plays, and this tall Kenya man greeted us with a warm welcome mi casa su casa. I walked through the door of this apartment already feeling like I'd entered kenya and I'd never even been there before. He was even wearing the Kenya national team jersey!
Pictures of this great man all over the walls from different clubs. He plays on his national side, for Santos, and Cleveland City Stars. At 36, this man is a God in soccer!
So we chatted and just hung out for almost an hour, until we got to business. I already could feel this man's heart from God the minute I met him. So I possesed no fear in talking with him about this campaign. He even talked about his own Musa soccer ministry academy he's been trying to get off the ground for the past 6 years. He says my heart in for those kids. My heart is in Kenya but this Santos pays the bills and puts food on the table. I'm praying for a way from God to be there as soon as possible. He said how he wants to not waste his prestige he could be using everyday being with the kids back in his home country.
I told him all about the campaign, even had a printed copy, and right when I ended with, "Can you imagine a commercial about abstinence for this WC 2010 event with Kaka, a christian in it?" And Musa then said, "Or me?" with a loud voice and smile. He was already tracking and totally into it! Musa immediatly said, anything you need you just tell me. It's a message for him and his Kingdom, I'm in. I fully support. He went on to talk about his orphans back home where the message should be as well and how he knows what it feels like. He understand the severity of this event and this message. WOW, we were just blown away and I could even sense Cristian just impressed with this man and his response.
We talked about the local soccer magazines that EVERYONE reads, especailly building up to the World Cup. He said he has contacts, and get an advert with him in that with this message would be wonderful and not a problem. PRAISE THE LORD!
We had a lovely time and what a gracious man. He travels almost everyday and made time for us and even said he hated to see us go because he'd be lonely. His family is already in Kenya for Christmas. We exchanged details, and he even gave us a lift back to Muizenberg. Lord you really create beautiful creatures, and even more so once they realize you're their father. Amen!
So I'm exhausted because I haven't been able to sleep my mind just has more and more ideas!
I want to rest now because I can't even think. OH and even had Nik had a great campaign title he invented at dinner last night, which was beautiful sushi by the way! Thank you Nik for all you do!
Check this: (imagine the letters SA that are in capitalization, in another color along with the 2010)
abStAin 2010

Simple eh?
anyways, things are moving that's for sure!
Yesterday at the end of class, we all got into our teams and prayed for one another. I was like, ok hmm, who do I join. So Simone, our outreach prep leader, she and I prayed. We interceded and definately felt God showing so much for this campaign. I look up to her so much and to have her hear from God for me means so much! She said she could just see me like David and Goliath, and she felt that David had 5 stones, but he only needed 1. He only needed 1. She said that's how she sees me in this battle to take on. Oh it was so positive!
Then at the end, she said, now we have one more team to pray for as a class, and that's when she had me get in front, say what I had so far, which I could say lots but the main objectives. I even mentioned the new news about South Africa legalizing drinking in poblic for the world cup. This is absolutely terrible! More drunk men in this country to party, leaving their wives at home, and prostitutes around and what not, this is not going to make this message any easier to get out. More hurtles right? I'm not afraid!
So they all gathered around me with complete encouragement! Oh man they prayed out and saw visions and messages of hope and courage to take this thing on! So many just said how brave I am to do this on my own. How much hope though they saw in me and this uber important message!
I remember vividly Louise picturing me holding a spear in my hand with a shield, and saying she can see this spear just CUTTING this message into people. It's going to be sharp but something they must 'feel' and 'get'! Oh it was powerful! I even remember at the very end, Rue, whom I dearly look up to, say, 'You're just doing what we all are striving to do. Actually going out there and doing this ministry!" I just looked at her like, are you kidding? I'm actually hearing and seeing them all prepare for India, Thailand, talking about no bathrooms, not being able to do this or that, and eating this or that, and thinking, WOW I know I could but that would be hard. Preparing to say sermons in front of large groups! Dang! I'm just as impressed with THEM! My hat goes off to you guys!
I sat though yesterday after a long walk down the beach, at the end all alone with wind blowing and praying to God and I lost it. I just shouted out, "God I need help!" I wept hard and loud because I just felt there's need after need! Lord it doesn't mean i don't believe and doesn't mean I'm not going to go forward despite my odds and the things I can't see, but I need so much. I am completely overwelmed but I know I know in the end you're there. God knows I want to change the world, and this is a message that hopefully not only is heard here for this event, but it's heard around the world. Then it realines us back to His Kingdom. The WORLD could start to rethink what's the purpose. Rethink how we treat each other. How we value each other. How to treat a child, a wife, a neighbor, and the local girl who has AIDS. It's more than this month and this simple message. I have the opportunity to try and tell the world about God.