Life is not a straight line. It has its ups and downs, and
we could even say that most of the time life is like a pinball machine, where
the ball is supposed to go in one direction, but it goes in another... and at
the end it finally reaches its destination.
These are some examples of events that we never
thought about and happened in our lives:
- Mexico was never in our plans, not even for vacation and
we lived three wonderful years in that country.
- While living in Paraguay and started thinking about
moving to Canada, our original destination was Winnipeg, Manitoba. While in
Mexico, our Canadian adventure continued and we moved to Montréal, Québec.
- Learning French was never in our plans, and today we live
in French.
- Congo.. never in our plans and.. yes, you get the
picture.
Life is not a straight line. And it is full of surprises if
you are open to change.
When pastor David Manafo invited me to travel to the
Democratic Republic of the Congo with him and the MB Mission team, Eva and I
started to evaluate this possibility in terms of blessings, challenges, costs
and the main reason: why.
Finally, we said yes, and our team is departing on February
19.
My "why" is to learn. And that learning process
comes with more questions that I hope to get an answer to:
- do we have a possibility to play a role in the future of
that country?
- what are the proper expectations about this trip?
- what can I learn from the Congolese leaders who are
walking through the joy, challenges, poverty and suffering of their communities?
I'm thankful of having the opportunity of walking alongside
the Congolese people for two weeks, learning from them.
Definitely, this will
be a great experience that will change my life forever.
Would you walk with me?
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