life upside down

work in the fields

continues here

in plus 30C 

sizzling sunshine

praying to plant

before the rains

news from home

speaks snow

cold knocking bitter

as winter proclaims itself

life for us

is upside down

much the same

as Jesus preached

His Kingdom was

is, will be

then we are right in His midst

 

Saturday road trip

road trip Saturday

to a village we're reaching out in

about one hour away

on red rutted roads

that may soon be impassable

when the rains come

in earnest

the area is Yao

and to be born Yao

is to be born Muslim

even if they don't understand

what that means

but children

are children

everywhere

hamming it up for the camera

wanting a bit of attention

affection, love

love is what He has given us

love is what we can share

Freely you have received; freely give

Matthew 10:8b NIV

 

lazy in the heat

Malawi heat

sun baked

the day feels slow

lazy, but work continues

the boys, Jonty and Bruce

have it figured out

naptime all the time

 

Three in One

I am working through a book gifted to me by my Discipleship Training mentor called The Path of Celtic Prayer.  In the first lesson on praying Trinity prayers the assignment was to write poetic prayers of our own.

Glorious Father, Three in One, Holy Trinity

Today I am Yours

surrendered and submitted

to all You have planned

may the fullness of Your desire

unfold from sunrise to sunset

To You, Holy Father 

I promise to worship

all that You are

and all that You created

sun, moon and stars

the Heavenly Host

designed by Your hand

and everything that has breath

To You, Holy Son, my Lord and King

I promise to ponder Your great love

so vast that sacrificed all

for me, even if it had been only for me

May my heart be eager for reunion

to gaze into Your eyes

and walk by Your side

alive and abiding in You

To You, precious Holy Spirit

I promise to listen

as You whisper in the wind

strumming ever so gently

the strings of my heart

reminding me of all that is holy

all that is true

blowing away the chaff

Amen

 

east to west

Malawi in the morning

and at day's end

there is glory

here

 Blessed be the name of the Lord 

from this time forth and forever

 From the rising of the sun 

to the going down of it 

and from east to west, 

the name of the Lord is to be praised!

The Lord is high above all nations,

and His glory above the heavens!

Psalm 113:2-4 Amplified

 

relaxation

breathing room

and beauty

this afternoon

before leaving in the morning

for Malawi

 

glory

and who can say

there is no God?

last sunset at the Zambia training base

off to Lusaka today

spending tonight at missionary guest house

tomorrow ---MALAWI