I know it has been awhile since I have been on here. So I thought since there was an email I recieved that just hit me in the heart, I wanted to share it with you. This email says so much and it really describes what the church was like in Africa. So here it is:

Mark 12:42-44 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling His disciples to Him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the pothers. They all gave out of their wealth, but she out of her poverty, put in everything- all she had to live on.”
While our medical mission team was in Tanzania we had the opportunity to attend the Methodist Church in Kigoma where Lowell and Claudia Wertz, our missionary hosts, attend. Church in Africa is quite an event and experience, and can go on for hours. This particular worship service included a visit from the District Superintendent, a visiting choir performance and three weddings. The traditional church hour turned into three, but really flew by with so much to look at and so much going on. Praise and worship energy abounded, and even though the language spoken was Swahili, the language of the heart in worship was the same for all- Love.
A meagerly dressed elderly woman sitting in front of me turned around just before the offering time and opened her very small hand to reveal one small coin, probably worth less than a penny. She spoke something in Swahili to us. Claudia smiled and responded in Swahili, at which point she turned back around smiling. Claudia then told me quietly the woman had asked if we had anything more to share with her for her offering since she had so little to give. Claudia assured her what she gave from the heart was worth more than what most people gave. I immediately thought I was sitting right behind the original woman from the widow’s mite story in Mark.
Watching these very poor, but generous people approach the offering box with coins that could have meant food and water for them or their family for the day or week, humbled me beyond words. I asked myself then, and will continue to ask, “What am I willing to give to my Lord and my God today and everyday?”
Father God, Thank you for giving so generously to us so that we, in turn, can give generously to others. Open my eyes to opportunities to share my gifts, talents and treasure.

What adds to this is I was asked by my Dad's church to speak in June about our trip. I am so excited to do this and I love telling everyone about our trip. I really believe that this is one of the things I am to do. So on the 28th of June I will be telling our story at my Dad's church. :) I am pretty excited. :) We all have our talents, gifts, and treasures that God had made in us and it is up to us to find them and use them. I think I found one. :)