I wish that I had...

...faith.

I'm surrounded by people of 'faith', yet I constantly struggle to figure out what that actually looks like.

I struggle, becuase I've never seen inside the United States. I only first saw it when I arrived in Kenya last summer.

You can read more about it in my earlier blogs.

I saw hope. I saw trust. Joy. Happiness... but most of all I saw faith. These peoeple, dispite having nothing and nothing to live for, they find Christ in EVERY situation. It was border-line sickening.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm proud to be an American (where at least I know I'm free, and I wont forget the men who died to give that right to meeeee... and I'll gladly (pause) stand UP next to you and defend her still today. ‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land, God bless the USA) but sadly we must face that we live in a Godless country. Not that he's not here, but that we don't choose to acknowledge him.

Sure some of us do (myself certainly not included) but corporatly, as a nation, we don't.

As many of you know, I've been struggling with a lot of things lately. Struggling with my job, my brain, my calling, the list could go on and on... surprisingly, I was cheered up today by an e-mail that otherwise wouldn't be so cheery.

This is from world-renown photographer, Bobby Pal. (I'll post some of his pictures here one day)

Bobby lives in Kenya, but is often employed by governments to do photography work. He sent me this e-mail today:

"hey slim my bro
how are you
thought of you today as i was having my devotions
im still in france
but im sad about what is happening
we pray in all this Jesus would be seen
we need you prayers and pls tell as many people as you can to pray for kenya
your brother
bobby"

Despite all the fighting and such going on in Kenya (which thankfully he's not directly in the middle of) Bobby is able to look past it, put HIS feelings about his country, government, and well being aside to seek out God through it.

Bobby gives me hope.

I hope that I can keep it...

Please, pray for Bobby... for Kenya... Africa... the world... and me.

SLIM