Africa Day 12

Friday May 21, 2010

Abandoned

I no longer live, but Christ who lives in me. This trip I have really realized the authority God has placed on all of our lives. My faith has increased, because I have decreased. My life is abandoned for Christ.

Today I slept in until about 7:30, and read Hebrews 10 and Colossians. God rocked me with his overwhelming supremacy. Then we ate and got on the bus to go to the bungee place. I started getting nervous when I looked out over the gorge from the restaurant above the bridge. I paid and got weighed. So I would have no choice but to do it. Michael, Stephen, and I headed towards the bridge. I got the harness on and started getting really nervous. I was 2^nd to jump after Michael. I was shaking in my little space boots. I came to the edge. He wasted no time. “Head up! Arms out!” He proclaimed. 5-4-3-2-1…BUNGI! I took my last breath and jumped. The first two seconds of freefall I was breathless. The last two I was screaming like a little girl. The bounce back was also a bit scary. But when all was said and done. It was the coolest experience in my life. I didn’t get to go on the gorge swing, because they lost power. But Kyla and I are going tomorrow… maybe I’ll get to go bungee jumping again tomorrow. Then we went to Hungry Lion (KFC) and had a mediocre chicken sandwich. The ice cream tested like frosting through. Pretty good. We then went to one of the most prestigious high schools in Zambia. We played some basketball. We won 2 and lost 1. Then we headed back to base. I tried to help Libbs and Michael with finance. It was a bit frustrating because for the life of me I could not make this stinking balance sheet balance. The dinner was good though, probably the best I had on base. It was this gumbo stuff…

“God doesn’t want your experience, He wants your abandonment.”—Derick (A leader from Overland)