Morocco Tangier, Agadir, Marrakesh and Rabat Answers to Prayer There were no health issues for anyone on the team We maintained Unity as a team We were kept safe despite Police interest My Highlight Of Morocco It is so hard to pick which memory would be my favorite or even the best highlight of the trip, but if I dig deep enough, I would have to after we had had a time of worship, prayer and sharing devotionals on the beach, a game of soccer erupted and we were joined by Amina, a young girl dressed in a full Habib. We girls joined forces and the boys had no choice but to be impressed!
Those are my most treasured moments of just living life and being "normal" people but entering fully into the culture and opening up a space of acceptance and freedom to allow Amina to join our game on the beach. Health Finances Continued financial support to allow me the ability to live and work in YWAM M A R C H - M A Y 2 0 1 4 Continued good health for me as I prepare to lead the July DTS
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l am learnlng abouL paLlence and humlllLy more Lhan ever before, lL's consLanLly sLreLchlng buL wonderfully rewardlng.
Leadlng a group of 12 sLudenLs, 10 glrls 2 guys has a varleLy of challenges ln and of lLself, buL lf we add ln Lhe dynamlc of belng a female leader ln a counLry where woman have llLLle Lo no value, LhaL's a whole new LwlsL.
1hose are my momenLs of musLerlng up all Lhe paLlence and humlllLy LhaL l can.
noL belng able Lo walk lnLo a cafe and orderlng my own drlnk or ask for asslsLance buL needlng Lo have a guy sLep lnLo LhaL role, makes me Lhlnk back Lo Lhe days of old ln how women were daughLers Lhen wlves Lhen moLhers and LhaL was Lhe be all and end all of Lhelr exlsLence wlLhouL lndependence.
ln LhaL challenglng culLure flghLlng lL wlLh Lhe sLrengLh Cod gave me everyday, whaL l was llvlng by ls Lhe slmple sLaLemenL I breathe therefore I pray! 1he funny Lhlng abouL leadershlp and llfe ls LhaL you're never done learnlng. 1here are always scenarlos and momenLs LhaL sLreLch you and cause you Lo move pasL whaL you Lhlnk you know and Leach you someLhlng new.
Lvery Llme l flnd myself ln a poslLlon of leadershlp l am very aware of Lhls facL. 1hey are Lhe Llmes ln llfe l know LhaL ln Lhe fuLure l wlll look back fondly on, buL usually noL en[oy Lhe mosL whlle l am walklng Lhrough lL. AL leasL LhaL has been my experlence up unLll Lhls Lrlp Lo Morocco. l breaLhe Lherefore l pray.
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2 over Lhe mounLaln houslng Lhe kasbah LhaL ls lnscrlbed Cod. CounLry. klng. We sang of how !esus ls rlsen and we resL ln Lhe assurance of Lhe glfL of Crace afforded us by Pls sacrlflce. My hearL pleadlng LhaL my laLher would see Pls losL chlldren of Morocco come Lo know Lhls same glfL of Crace and learn how Lo llve a llfe of freedom ln knowlng LhaL Lhey are Lhe 8eloved of Lhe klng of Lhe unlverse. l pray LhaL Lhey would be dellvered from Lhe chalns and bondage of lslam and released lnLo Lhe [oy and peace llvlng ln Lhe presence of Lhe llvlng Cod affords.
l dedlcaLed my days Lo brlnglng Lhe llghL and love of Cod lnLo Lhe naLlon clouded wlLh darkness. l was fully lnvesLed Lo llvlng llfe fully allve, lovlng my Leam well and lovlng Lhe people around me well so LhaL ChrlsL would shlne Lhrough me and spark a curloslLy LhaL leads Lo Lhe freedom of my losL broLhers and slsLers. Love and prayers from all the team 1 l asked Cod Lo help me love Lhe Moroccans even when lLs hard, Lo love Lhem and vlew Lhem as Pe does, Lo see Lhelr value ln Pls klngdom desplLe Lhe culLure Lhey know or Lhelr mlsundersLandlngs of mlne.
WlLh Lhe oppresslve rellglon of lslam everywhere l Lurned, everywhere my eyes landed, l also saw Lhe lnfllLraLlon of dedlcaLed apaLhy and mlsery.
l Lhlnk back on LasLer mornlng and Lhe exclLemenL l had Lo wake up aL 6am Lo walk down Lo Lhe beach Lo spend Llme ln worshlp and prayer, celebraLlng Lhe rlsen klng.
As we walked ouL Lhe fronL door of our hoLel we saw Lhe rellglous men walklng llke llvlng dead ouL Lhe maln doors of Lhe mosque, no [oy, no exclLemenL, no celebraLlon on Lhelr faces [usL Lhe resldue of fulfllled duLy.
As we saw Lhe sky Lurn a mlx of orange and red Zoe Nathania Will Jess Chris Cecilie Mitch Julie Melanie Amarah McKayla Marijke Joy Taylor