God is working things together...

There's a lot going on here in my world. Lots of changes and transitions, visitors coming (I'm so excited about that! Some NMSI execs come Saturday). Sometimes I get so caught up in my own world that I don't realize how selfish I can be. I have been wrestling with God about all that's going on here, the suffering I see around me and the sin I'm seeing in myself. Over the last few months I've been struggling to just "be" with God. My soul has been restless no matter what I try. This past Saturday God showed me a glimmer of hope and gave me a beautiful day. I didn't do anything special but there was a peace in my heart that I haven't felt for awhile.

This morning for AH devotions we divided up into pairs to pray for one another. My friend Prisca and I were partners. I shared how I'm struggling with so many things going on here and also missing family and friends and the familiar of home. She told me that on Saturday she had been fasting and praying for me!!  I'm humbled and brought out of my self-centeredness (at least for now) to know that Prisca was thinking about me and sacrificing for me--the same day that God was giving me rest and peace.  I'm humbled at the reminder that God hears the cries of my heart and is orchestrating everything in His beautiful timing.

The picture is one we took around Christmas--it's a traditional Maasai boma (the thorns make a fence to protect the cows, goats & sheep from wild animals, then the mud homes are also within; you can see the roofs of the houses) with a rainbow--a reminder of God's promises to His people. He is faithful.