Here!

0Matt • 19th Feb 2009 • Uncategorized

I arrived in Lusaka, Zambia today. Amidst all the preparations and whatever it is mentally and emotionally that one does when moving to a far off land, I did not fully understand what I was doing. As the plane descended into my new home there was an incredible sunrise… a truly beautiful place that has, I am learning, truly beautiful people.

It’s a strange thing to realize that all of the “first” things one does on the first day of being in a new place will soon become the routine, the norm, and the groove that is to be cherished as the work of one’s life in that place. For me here, the streets are new, the names are very new, my companions are relatively new, and my cherished work that I know not yet of will be new every morning.

The good thing is that God’s mercies are new every morning (that’s somewhere in the bible, right?). I hope that this trip and the mystery that I’m headed into will remind me of this truth and that it will become a deep part of me. I might be able to do this on my own but why would I? I am deciding to rely on the mysterious power and mercy that has made me who I am today. I need more of that power and more of that mercy.