So for those of you who don't know me well, you should know that I always talk about coming full circle. I absolutely love the concept of returning to a point in space or time with a different and/or maturer perspective. Or as Sarah Lee once told me, it's not really coming full circle, but coming full "helix", because in making a full revolution, you now have a higher vantage point. I know, pretty deep right?
During the previous night, our team had an affirmation circle during which we went around the circle to affirm each and every single person on our team. It was a really blessed time when we could really encourage and appreciate it each other. Needless to say, we could all feel the GP quickly coming to an end.
The next morning, we had a sunrise worship service during which many of us woke up early to see the sun rise over the Indian Ocean and worship God for the last time in Mombasa. We were going to be returning to Nairobi that day, and so this was the last day we could relax on the beaches of Mombasa.
Around 5 PM, we boarded the charter bus that would take us back to Nairobi. After stopping for dinner, we began the overnight commute. Our destination? None other than the place we started the missions trip in: Watakatifu Wote Senta (WWS)! The last time we were here as a team, we were all about to depart on our ministry assignments. I remember having feelings of anxiety, fear, and anticipation of what God would do. I knew that God had many things in store for me, but these "things" were all nebulous; I really had no idea what God had in mind.
We arrived at WWS around 4 or so in the morning. I hadn't slept well on the bus so I just plopped down on a bed and slept into the next morning. But I felt really happy knowing that I had come full circle. In returning to WWS, I could now concretely testify of what God had done in and through me for the past 5-6 weeks. The things God had showed me in my time away from WWS were no longer general, nebulous things, but I could provide specific examples of what God had taught me and how He had transformed me.
Coming full circle really allows me to see how I have changed for better or worse. Physically, WWS was just a place I started and ended the GP at, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, I like to think that I had changed a bit. I like to think that I returned to WWS more in love with God and His people
Epic sunrise over the Indian Ocean
Some of the men of the Global Project
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