Nyaje marafiki!
(What’s up, friends!)
This week has been a week full of decisions and
conversations and lots and lots of prayer. These past three months have been
full of both negative and positive experiences and, as life-changing as Kenya
has been, I have come to the decision to end my African adventure earlier than
planned. I will be boarding the plane on January 22 rather than February 26 and
heading to Ireland. I will then spend my remaining time in Ireland, living with
my good friends and helping them out with their ministry as they balance both
their work and their newborn baby boy! I feel peaceful about this decision and
I look forward to what the future has in store!
As for my stove project – don’t worry! I still have over two
weeks here in Africa and the down payment has been made and the stoves are on
their way. Kenya operates on what I like to call “African time”, which turns five
minutes into an hour and a few days into a week, etc. It is very laid back and
I am currently trying to somehow get the stoves to arrive in non-African time.
When I come home I’ll have not only jet-lag to deal with, but the initial shock
of people being on time! In Africa, however, the laid back culture has proved
to be relaxing and void of pressure and oddly refreshing.
Everything has happened so quickly and before I know it I
will be on the plane bound for Ireland. What does all of this mean for me and
for those who have been so supportive of me? It doesn't mean that I've failed,
nor that I’m giving up. It simply means that I believe there was not as much of
a place for me here as I was anticipating, and while this experience has been
unforgettable and not at all regrettable, Jesus and Ireland are calling my
name. Your wonderful prayers and sweet messages have gotten me this far and I
hope you will continue to keep me in your prayers as I serve with the same
heart for the same God in a completely different country.
Thanks again and I love you all!
XOXO Christie
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