(i wrote this 4 days ago in an email)
i just wanted to say that i made it back to the states about 5 hours
ago. i know you probably forgot, seeing that i havent been able to
email in what seems like years, but i was just in africa the past 4
months.
and i can honestly say that i had an amazing experience! thank you so
much for the prayers and the emails and all the thoughts over the past
few months.
i think i've felt about everything during this time:
shock, sadness, pain, joy, helplessness, hope, fear, faith. there were
tears of mourning and tears of happiness. there were moments that will
eternally be ingrained in my mind, and others that i've tried to
forget.
i saw racism at its worst and love at its best. i saw the deception of
wealth and the hardships of poverty. i laughed and cried and tried my
best to show the relentless love of christ to all i saw. i grew up a
lot, but i became more like a child. i spoke in front of hundreds and
i
spoke to the one sitting homeless on the street corner. i tried my
best
to be strong, but then i realized that God is made strong in my
weakness. i shook hands with the wealthy, and i shook hands with the
poor. i shook hands with criminals (in prison) and i shook the tiny
hands of children victimized by AIDS. and all this shook my heart.
i learned that i have been blessed to be a blessing.
and if you are receiving this email, you have been a blessing to me and
therefore, you have been a blessing through me to thousands of others
in
southern africa.
thank you again for the love and prayers. i can't wait to share more
in
the upcoming weeks and hopefully send out a newsletter.
if you have any questions, please feel free to email me and i would
love
to call or email back.
as for now, jet lag is starting to hit me pretty hard, so i'm gonna go
hit the bed.
grace and love,
kyle
