Is that a veil or a mosquito net?!

Although they may look somewhat similar, these two things are obviously used for very different things, and yet both have played a part in my last few days! Yesterday was my sister Gemma's (or, the now "Mrs Bingham's"!) wedding. It was an incredible day, the service was lovely and everything for the rest of the day went without a hitch! A great day was had by everyone who came I think! Here's just a few photos of the day:





And, so, that's where the mosquito net comes in! I stayed behind here in Northern Ireland so I could be at this wedding, and so, now that it's over, I'm pulling my rucksack onto my back at lunchtime tomorrow and starting off on a pretty long trip to Mid-Africa (a journey that will see me touching ground in the following places in a period of about 36 hours.... Belfast-London-Uganda-Ethiopia-Rwanda and then the following day, a 9-hour bus trip to Burundi!) So, needless to say I've stocked up on some good books and music to keep me busy on this journey!

I can't believe that I'm actually going now! Seeing the teams off at the airport nearly two weeks ago was one thing, it seemed a little unreal then, like it wasn't really happening, and yet now, here I stand about to head off....and this time, it's me....and it's for real!

As I sit here on this blustery April afternoon, snow is falling outside my house! It seems unreal to me that this time in two days I will be standing in 30 degree heat in the middle of Africa.

What a crazy life!

I've been talking to Erin, the DTS school leader about this sort of thing recently. Something I hear a lot is that people fight again Christianity or becoming a Christian because they think their lives are going to be boring.... Honestly, I can't imagine living a more exciting life than the one I lead right now! Not that this is the reason why I believe what I believe, but it certainly doesn't stand against it!

I've been realising the honour that it is for me to be able to serve God in this way. The honour that it is for me to be called by Him to this place for this time. And yet, the responsibility of such a privilege also lays heavy on me.

Please pray for me as I leave this city tomorrow, that I would be able to be ever increasingly appreciative and thankful for the honour that it is to serve God in this exciting life.

And if you think about them, lift up a prayer (and a glass?!) for the newly married Chris & Gemma!