Final thoughts from Brandi

The past two weeks have been amazing. The teams of people that God has put together have helped me grow in my faith. But most of all, the people of Kenya and Burundi have shown me what an incredible God we serve. First, I totally underestimated the power of Satan. My mind cannot wrap itself around the idea of any human being doing the things we heard of. With that being said, there is only one God who can bring us that much joy from that much pain and suffering. I have not experienced what some of those men and women and children have experienced. I can't say that I would have reacted and forgiven the way they have. I would hope and pray to God that I would if it were to happen. But, it really shows how the power of God overcomes the power of Satan. God really is a WINNER and Satan really is a LOSER!! (Haha)

I've also learned that Americans have so much stuff...everything we want, everything we need and yet, we still have feelings of hate, depression, hopelessness, envy, jealousy, etc. The people that have nothing, eat nothing, wear the same outfit day after day, hardly sleep, get beaten and raped...they have the most amazing joy and hope I have ever seen. They only have God to rely on which produces a faith that can withstand anything. That is more than enough for any aethist, buddhist, muslim, or any religion to see that there has to be a God and only one God.

So, being home is kind of bitter sweet. I have found that I am blessed more than anything. I have an amazing family. I have a roof over my head. I have food to eat. I have more than one pair of clothes. I have a great job. I have a decent income. I have nothing to complain about. I thank GOD for blessing me. At the same time, I wish I had the faith those people had. I felt so at home and whole being amongst those people and our fabulous team. Being home, I feel like something is missing, like it's not home. I feel like the same routine of "get up, go to work, come home, got to sleep" is pointless. That's not God's purpose. I'm still trying to figure out where God wants me but, I definitely know it's NOT doing real estate the rest of my life. God has a bigger plan for me. I'm just waiting on him. While I am waiting, I will continue to serve him the best I can.