Letting the Tears Fall

So, we prepared for mission Capture Tenele. I had a basketball game later that morning, so we had to get her before the game. I called Tenele and told her we were coming to get her. She said, “okay” and I asked her to meet us at the kitchen and she said, “okay” but of […]

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Tears into Rivers of Laughter

Journal Entry: 11-30-10 OH MY SWEET, SWEET JESUS! Oh my magnificent Master! Oh my powerful and mighty God! PRAISE you! PRAISE YOU, PRAISE YOU, PRAISE YOU!!!! ONLY you, God…ONLY you! You have turned my tears into rivers of joy–waterfalls of laughter! I am breathless and in utter awe of you! THANK you for answering prayers […]

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I Promise I Won’t Run

Monday, November 29th: After speaking with Gugu on Sunday about Tenele and finding out about her background, I was very moved and encouraged to keep pursuing Tenele. I cried so hard for her…again, but this time with tears of understanding. All I wanted to do was find her and hug her and hold her and […]

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An Evil I Cannot Fathom

My friend Ludger and I were talking about we cannot fathom the evil in this world. Just the other day, he was up all night because he got a phone call from one of the house fathers of one of the boys’ boarding homes. One of the boys had been stabbed. Ludger drove to the […]

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