Isn't that right? That's the only way break through can and does happen. I'm seeing this more and more as we keep remembering to search after him. Thank you all for your lovely and willing support in everything, ESPECIALLY the prayers because the voice is getting louder! We're waking and yes going to keep waking up this sleeping giant.
I have to say that I'm picking up this book Kimberly brought home, called A Crime So Monstrous, by Ben Skinner. It's about the human trafficking. He wrote that article I posted earlier in Time, where he also was recently here experiencing the tragedies that are beginning to grow larger and larger with the event of WC2010 approaching. So mom, wanna book to read together? It would be the largest book I've probably ever read, but it's gripped me. AND if I'm going to be going into these stuff, I need to get on board with everthing.
I know my field of study and help now is not JUST HIV, it's trafficking and prostitution which all overlap each other completely! It's all linked and in this vicious circle that's increasing!
I sat there in the bathtub reading it tonight, and I just started to cry because as I'm seeing in this battle of a rollarcoaster ride (already feeling), it's like when will this end? It's constant and it feels so hopeless. I mean just thinking about prevention from something much larger that 'could' be a disaster, is ONLY a start. There's those who are already effected. There are those who are dying. THere's young boys at as small as 3 being used for sex slavery, in MANY places! There's not enough education. There's not enough value. It's not just here, it's not just back home, it's everywhere.
My grandmother sent me a letter for birthday and christmas, and I just received it. She said in it, "Noel I don't understand why you have to go all the way to South Africa just to tell others about God when we live in th emost unchurched state in America." True Grandma, but what about telling the nations about Christ. And like I told my mom, we can't all be an arm in God's army. There are all functions and that's also the beauty of our uniqueness God created. If some people never left, how would the message have reached others?
Back to my moment of crisis, which is ok. It's ok because in our tears, I have compassion. I FEEL why I'm going after what I'm going after. I want others to know God. I want others to not feel the pain their in. I want others to have hope. I want others to find value in themselves and dig for more and see this mission come alive! The mission of life for realigning God's Kingdom. THEN, they feel part of something larger and can keep spreading this ripple further. Enjoy each other. Enjoy families.
Side note,
sorry I just heard from Jay the dad of teh family I was a nanny for in New Zealand, and he said Emma was crying the other night and he asked why, and she said she missed Noel. And he said Max, my 6 year old man, moved our picture from Oz next to his bed. I am super touched! Set a date to skype them thursday!!!
Ohhhh no this computer is about to die.
I'll speak my last words then off to bed anyways...
Things are moving and shaking and it's doing something right? It's hopefully more than a message to hear it's a message to plant within. If it's already within, I'll help make it rain.
Bring on the rain!
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