Tomorrow will be my last full day in Africa for a couple months. It's one of those happy/sad moments when you realize you're about to embark on a new journey but are stepping away from some wonderful friends and memories.
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I've been remembering some great (and not so great) memories from my last few months here in Africa. I remember hiking to the top of St. Elsie's Peak with the rest of the DTS students when we first got to Muizenberg, playing games with the kids in the township, going to watch a soccer match in Cape Town (and getting stuck in town at midnight because of bad information after the game), spending a day wandering around with an old friend from California, and swimming with penguins. I also remember the simpler times. Walking to the beach at night, sitting on a couch sipping tea and watching people go about their business, the half hour walk (and therefore half hour conversations) to the township and back every week, the different speakers who took time out of their busy schedules to come minister to us each week, Thursday night worship at the various buildings we occupied, piling couches and mattresses into the classroom and watching movies at night on the weekends, praying and worshiping on the roof, the trips around the block that my accountability group would make every Wednesday morning. It's been an incredible 3 months and I wouldn't trade one moment for anything. I've learned so much and have so much to learn. I can safely say that these past few months have opened my eyes, but did they change my life? I'd like to say yes but only a mixture of time and my actions will show the truth.
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Something I've been realizing lately is how other countries feel about the Gospel. I think there's this stigma in America that is there's resistance then a country must be ''closed'' or against Christianity. Since I've been here in Africa I've met some incredible people that have been opening my eyes. I met a man who left his home almost 2 decades ago and had been serving as a full-time missionary in China. I met a guy not much older than myself who has been serving God in Afghanistan for 8 years. I even met someone who has led teams of young adults into N Korea. All of this goes against what I'd heard while living my sheltered American life.
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations..."
-Jesus
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