When we landed in Tanzania, I felt God say, “Look through the eyes of a child.”
As we arrived at the airport, bleary-eyes from the 24-hour journey, anxious if all our suitcases made it, our girls leapt at the miracle of 13 pieces of luggage arriving safely- “PAPA LOOK! ALL IN!”
Our little one had been vomiting from planesickness and had soiled three shirts already. But our firstborn laid hands for her, and soon enough she asked for bread. “MAMA! ANOTHER MIRACLE!”
When we disembarked as the last ones from the plane, we sighed as we walked towards the end of the snaking line, as long as a dozen buses stacked. But a security staff waved towards our little girls, and in God’s dramatic panache when He wants to show His favor, we were escorted down the line to the very front. 😭 it reminded me of a vision our pastor had- of our little girls leading us in front with angels over them.
We’d arrived to our accommodation disappointed by its state of disrepair. Only 3 dining chairs stood. As I plopped onto the 4th chair made of peeling plastic, my girls exploded, “MAMA HAS THE QUEEN’S CHAIR!” 🥹
When we were handed a borrowed car, a 24-year old vehicle with no safety belts which stalled half a dozen times on the road, our girls said in gusto, “Don’t give up, Papa! YOU ARE SO GOOD!”
In all our time here last year, we’d never seen the mountain the small town boasted of. Even now, the days are thick with clouds. But on our day of arrival, God showed us the breathtaking view of the magnificent volcano. “MAMA LOOK! Mount Kilimanjaro! A welcome gift from God.”
When I sat, deflated from the difficulty of cooking our first dinner because of the state of disrepair of the kitchen, my girls, oblivious, said,
“This is the YUMMIEST dinner in the world!”
For the first time in months, I slept through the night without being woken up by pain.
As we gave thanks for our day, our firstborn concluded— “Today is The Best ‘First Day of Mission’ Ever!”
Looking through the eyes of my children, I hope I’ll always be ready to uncover the gems of each day, too.