Born in the U.S.A.!!!!!

So we are finally back in the United States of America! Its crazy to think that by the time I make it to Birmingham I would of traveled through 3 time zones and gained 8 hours to my life! I am one of those travelers that once Im on the airplane I am READY to be home..... my mindset at that point is the trip is over and I wish I could snap my fingers and be home. But regardless of the long travel days back home and exhaustion its never stopped me from wanting to travel again and again. We have already started to plan other trips...... Next trip to Africa will start in Kenya and we will do a safari and then fly to Uganda again! We definitely want to go for a safari next time but would need to do it first while we still have some energy. Another trip we want to plan is to Australia and visit Hillsong! I would really like to go there by next summer..... then I would of traveled to all continents by the time I'm the big 30!

Although it is wonderful to be back in our country, I am instantly reminded of how we have everything at our disposal within seconds. We don't truly understand what it is to be in need. We are guaranteed a next meal, a place to lay our heads at night, running water and power, air conditioning, transportation, and much more. We have ALL our basic needs met plus a thousand times more. I hate the feeling of being trapped in a society where people consume themselves with pointless things. Im not trying to be harsh or disregard the things that matter to people but when your eyes are opened to how millions of people live around you......somethings that use to seem SO BIG just no longer matter. What matters is that people come to Know Christ, and that we as Christians choose not to be silent or stand still but reach out to those around us, whether its in Africa or down the street, and show the LOVE of Christ. The gift and joy of the Lord is to be shared with EVERYONE not to be kept selfishly to ourselves!

"May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah
that your ways may be known on earth,your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah May the peoples praise you, O God may all the peoples praise you."

Psalm 67:1-5

"In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
The Word gave life to everything that was created,
and his life brought light to everyone.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.

God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son." John 1:1-14