Our first week this month saw us in Bouaké, welcoming two new journeyers, Kelly and Tricia! We spent the week doing their orientation, and having a super fun trip to Yamoussoukro, the nationals capitol, to visit the worlds largest basilica and go swimming at the president’s hotel! It was a great time of relaxing and unwinding, but boy did it feel great to get back home to Korhogo! Reuniting with my family and friends here was like letting out a big breath I’d been holding for too long.
Since being back in Korhogo, I’ve spent time visiting friends and new acquaintances, reading lots, and hanging out with Taylor, who was here to visit his girlfriend Heidi, one of our fellow Journeyers. Taylor stayed two nights at my house and then I spent two nights with him at one of the bible school’s guest house. He had a case of the amoebas, and I came down with a cold, so it was good to stay at IBB for a bit. He was feeling all better before we went on Saturday to get his bus ticket to Abidjan. It was fun having him stay with my family, and I think he got a decent idea of what Ivorian family is like. Meals for one were spectacular, making me pretty happy to have a visitor and reminded me of when I first came to live with the Soro family, too. I had fun translating for him and helping him get around town too. He was pretty independent despite having amoebas which made things lot easier for both of us I think.
Also since being back, God has been doing a lot to remind me of lessons learned over these last several months. The main lesson he’s been pressing on me this week though, is to remember to keep HIM as the central purpose of my being. When I’m struggling with temptation, run to Him, think about Him, surrender to Him. When I’m wandering, slacking in being still before His throne each day, and getting distracted – to remember to pray and to take initiative in returning to Him. It’s crazy how just a few days of letting distractions take your eyes off of Jesus can rob the spiritual zeal out of your life. It’s crazy how difficult it can be to get back into good habits, but how rewarding time spent with God is once you’ve put him back where he belongs – at the center of your life. These last few weeks I’ve been battling distraction, and am in process of getting back to where I should be, or I should say, where Christ ought to be.
Anyways, I don’t have lots of photos to show…but I do have some to share of our trip to Yamo and of our time in Bouaké! Enjoy!
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