The Poor Teach Better than the Rich....

During January 2003 I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Kisumu, Kenya. This was one of those trips where God really opened my eyes to a lot of things. I truely saw what it meant to be in poverty, to be homeless, to be hungry, and to have nothing.

I also realized that even though many of the street children and families that we worked with had nothing, they still were thankful and had hope. They still trusted God. They trusted that they would be provided for and their joy was overflowing.

I long to be like some of the people that I met in Kenya, to love God no matter what the circumstances, and to trust him the same in all seasons of my life. When things are going great, to not forget that He is the one blessing me, and when things are hard, to know that he will not push me past what I can bear.

Lord help me to trust you more. To not think selfishly about myself, but to rely on you. That when things get though that I can see you working in the midst of my circumstances, and when things are going well that I may be able to give you praise for the blessings in my life. Help me to not loose sight of you in my life and at all times to be thankful for what I have.