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TRANSPORTED BACK TO AFRICA

Of recent, I have been transported emotionally back to Africa. I can't seem to stop thinking about the people that were in my life when I lived there. I also am reliving where I lived, ate and drove to. In addition, where I attended church is replaying in my mind constantly.   

Even though it was hard all the time, I find myself missing the tackling-of-life in Africa. 

Why am I missing a place I only lived for a short period of time compared to most missionaries?

My first inclination is to say is because of the warm culture of the African people who are easy to fall in love with. Including the strangers on the streets. 

I do feel it is because the initial call God placed within my spirit when I was a young twelve year old. Since then, my heart yearned to follow through with it. Forty years later, we moved to Africa. Before that, I prepped my call with obtaining a degree in Cross Culture Communications. Then became an ordained minister, and served in the pastorate for almost 26 years. Still, my heart felt pulled. 

I regarded any soul in my path a mission field; but there was a type of ministry to those in another land, another religion and yes another language that was pulling my spirit toward it. 

We said our goodbyes; to our friends and family, gave away most of what we owned, packed our bags and left to an entire different life.

It was a life adventure; but it was deeper than that and truthfully it still is. I still carry this in my spirit now that we had to return and not able to return for the time being. 

God placed it there, He continues to give me the love for my Africa loved ones, with it I pray and love from afar. I serve the best I can to help deliver God's Word across this large continent; I do it because of this passion and love the Spirit immerses me with. I may or may not get to return, but my love is still there and is continuing on as I work daily to give them more of what God has for them. 

I wanted to share my heart with whomever will care to read. It is a bit of a  reflection of how it is for a missionary, and this missionary who's journey didn't take her the way she assumed. 

But, that's ok; God knew there was going to be a pandemic and a new type of ministry would be birthed that He has used myself to be a vessel to help carry it forth.

He knew both of my daughters health that was attacked while on the field, would need tended to in America. 

He knew that He is coming soon, and the last days events that are unfolding; He needed me (and my family) here to be better equipped to serve in a unique way.

So, here I am open and ready as well as broken and spilled out; to be used by Him.

~Daneille

 

Missionaries to  Africa