Are you willing to look Stupid doing the Stupendous, By Faith?

Hebrews 11:29-30 NIV - : 29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.

So we all know about God using Moses to deliver the people across the Red Sea, and how amazing that was.  Imagine being on the shore seeing this great fete of GOD...and then be told....we can now cross, not knowing if the walls of water would come down on them and drown them out, but they had to have faith that this GOD loved them enough He woouldn't destroy them.   We too cross over the sea in boarding our flight to Lilongwe, and for many we'd never flown in a plane for that length of time (25+hrs total in flight) , and this is filled with post 9/11 fear, but OUR FAITH prevailed!

Many of my friends & co-workers expressed their fears in me going but had I given into their fears and not my FAITH, I would've never met these beautiful children pictured here.  Leaving the comforts of my home and everyday living appeared stupid but my feet falling on Africa soil was absolutely Stupendous, along with the work and relationships we established.  THANK YOU GOD!

And as if going once wasn't enough  WE WENT AGAIN, in 2011 but this time like marching around a wall, expecting something to happen...and it did, we went back thinking that in 12 days (mind you 4 were spent in traveling alone so 8 real daysin Africa) we could really do some good.    Not only did we witness GOD's power but His dominion here we are less than 30ft. from a lioness and her cubs in the middle of their habitat.  Some felt and still do think THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY STUPID...but I challenge you to see how STUPENDOUS it was because maybe you can visualize this type of encounter in heaven, but not on Earth without a life being lost or threatened.   So what about you?  Are you willing to look STOOPID cutting your neighbors lawn for free, or offering to babysit a single mom's kids to give her a break, or really GIVE til it hurts?    You get one shot at this thing called life....I HOPE YOU MAKE IT AN ADVENTURE!  You can start by LOVING the people you can't stand!