Life at Full Speed

Life at Full Speed

    Since I have arrived in Macha a little over two weeks ago, everything has been moving very quickly. I was telling my testimony the other night and I found myself saying, "I have always wanted to go to Africa." following that with, "and now I am finally here." Even two weeks later, it's still hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that I am finally in Africa.

   

  A lot has happened since my arrival. A disc golf courses built, we taught multiple clinics, ran a kids tournament, glow tournament and the first ever Zambian Open. The team has now come and gone. During their time here, aside from the disc golf stuff, they were able to "go out to eat" with the guys who worked on the course, visit one of the Push The Rack Zambia's staffs home, go to a church service, experience a safari, Victoria Falls, and much more. If you can't already tell, it has been a full week.

    As I reflect on everything that has happened so far, there are a few things that have really stuck out to me. First, my time is very limited here. Two weeks have already flown by. Right now, I feel like I have all the time on the world here but in reality, three months is not very long and will probably fly by. I need to learn to living in the moment and allow God to use my time here to the fullest. 

    Another thing that I have realised is how much I love it here. I just got back from an incredible safari in Botswana where we saw all kinda of amazing animals. A few times though, I found myself thinking about Macha and how great it is. I missed it. Even though I was only gone for two nights and surrounded by beauty, I was excited to head back to Macha. 

    Last but not least, I am really missing my family. Growing up, I experienced all kinds of new and exciting things with my family by my side. In this season though, that is not the case. I was on the safari totally adoring these baby elephants and everyone else didn't seem to care as much as I knew my mom and sisters would. I've been playing disc golf with little boys knowing that my brothers would love to throw alongside them. I have seen baboons and thought of how my little brother would react to the sight of them. But it's just me. The only Schultz kid on the continent of Africa. Taking millions of pictures and imagining going through them all while my family sits and watches as I tell the story behind each one. How I wish they could be here. 

    As much as my heart goes out to them, I know that I am exactly where I need to be. Unfortunately, that is thousands of miles from the ones I love so dearly. Fortunately though, the Lord is with me and he has sent some pretty amazing people to come alongside me during this time. I love it here. I love the people here. I love the community here. I love that I am here. 

    This blog post went from an update post to an in my feelings post. Oops. Anyway, I will continue to do my best to keep everyone updated. I greatly appreciate everyone who is supporting and praying for me! It truly means a lot! My prayer requests would be: 1. That my time here will be well spent. 2. That I will continue to learn and grow. 3. That the Lord will be with my family and I during this difficult season. Thank you all so much!