Lead me to the cross

Lead me to the cross...this is my daily prayer. I need more of God and I want to be changed to be more like Him. I daily see my flaws before Him and a joy of thankfulness overtakes me as I realise He loves me the same despite my human nature and how rubbish I can be!

The difference in culture here has challenged me more than I thought it would. Generosity, family, and friendliness is big out here.

There’s a local cafe/restaurant I walk past every day on the way to work. In our first week our boss Nuket took Fliss and I there for a drink. They make this amazing homemade lemonade, real good! We walked past there on the walk around the village with the guests and recommended it. He was introducing himself and telling them about the homemade lemonade, then said let’s try some, it’s on the house. He made enough for all the guests, there was 20 or so of them and he was trying to make a second glass for them when I said no more! But was amazed at his generosity, I tried to insist to give him some money that afternoon but he was like no it’s on the house.

On my day off I went to another local cafe I’d had dinner at one night which the waitress always says hello to me whenever I pass. We chatted for ages while my food was being made, she introduced me to some of her family and her little nephew who’s about 5, decided to do a little dance for me to entertain me, was adorable! Back in England would seem a bit alien this friendly treatment, but it’s so welcoming and I’m enjoying feeling a bit more part of the village. At the end of my breakfast I asked for the bill and she came back out and said ‘for you, today, free’, I was like are you sure, but she insisted, was so lovely.

My prayer is that I can be a light of Jesus to the people in the village and they would come to know God too. Please pray for this too.

Proverbs 25:2: No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, or all that goes on in the king’s mind.