I had my first overnight village experience last night. Charity, Penny and I stayed the night in Sakau. We had a prayer meeting for the VBS program coming next month. It was such a beautiful time! Everyone was circled around at one of the compounds (around 50 people). It was late at night, so it was dark with one small battery-operated torch giving us light. Everyone was singing and dancing and praising the Lord. It's so different from a worship and prayer service at home, but it was so real and moving. No microphones, power point or instruments. Just voices crying out in worship to the Creator of the universe, it was so powerful!
After the prayer time, all of us "young people" got together and sang more songs. We had a blast singing and dancing for Jesus.
We went to sleep in a small room where at least eight people were jammed together on mats on the floor. I got to experience the "real-life" of so many Africans. The majority of people do sleep on the floor in one room with the rest of the family. You bathe outside first thing in the morning and before bed at night.
I am so grateful to God that I got to have this experience. Village life is so much different, even from where I stay in Tumu in a house with my own room and a bed. Even as a missionary in Africa where I have much less than I had in America, I find that I have so much more than I need and there is still so much that I take for granted....
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