The Purposed Trek

I just learned of an amazing project taking place October 16th - 23rd. Shalom Zambia is the project and you can visit the website at www.shalomzambia.com and see the amazing works that are being done and learn how you can support the project. I heard Paul Wilbur (leading Shalom Zambia) speak regarding this project on Saturday and my heart was gripped for the children in this nation and the current situation. He said the average life span of an adult there is 39 and that there are children wandering the streets alone, orphaned at the age of 2 and 3. Can you imagine a 3 year old wandering the streets with no food or shelter, then to find out they don't even have parents because they died due to HIV or other plaguing diseases that run rampant in this country, in the continent of Africa as a whole? Zambia is one of the top three poorest countries in Africa. Paul asked us "Who will cry out for the children of Zambia?" My question to you is "How you can sacrifice your time in prayer/tears or any other way regarding people or places that causes your heart to break?" It isn't just about Zambia, it is about a generation that is dying because of corruption on so many levels. The people don't just need your money or mine, they need you and me, they need our tears and our prayers. Sacrifice is what these people do daily, they sacrifice to live, to take a breath. What do we sacrifice and what is the sacrifice for? It is all about shalom and being a vessel to bring peace to a place or a people group that grips your heart and causes it to break just reading, hearing or seeing the place or people. The nations are at your finger tips, how will you touch them?

NOTE: This post was supposed to take place on September 7th, but I was in the Dominican scuba diving so I couldn't post it. Angela Rose Hess. Happy Birthday to one of my dearest friends. Angela you are an amazing person and I just wanted to take this posting to tell everyone about your heart and how honored I am to have a friend like you in my life. You have inspired me in so many ways...to not only let everything go and pursue my dreams, but to walk into situations of the unknown with such grace. I so appreciate you Ange, your honesty, your laugh, your touch, your heart and your friendship. Even though you are so far away, I feel like our friendship has increased since your move to Angola. I wish I could be there to give you a big hug and kiss, but I just have to remind myself that it is only a little over a month away and I get to spend almost 2 full weeks with you in Africa. It will be 10 months that have gone by and we have only spoken 3 times, seen each other...zero times, but emailed our hearts concerns, passions, cries and with the utmost honesty. Thanks for being a safe place for me and for being you. I love you dearly and I hope that you have an amazing Angolan Birthday. I can't wait to see you. Who else can I go camping in my car with?