Zambia Trip Recap - Godwin Dooley

This year I took three weeks out of my regularly scheduled 52 I'm granted, to love others on purpose. It didn't hit me until a few of the girls walked myself and another member through their gardens. That's when it dawned on me. God doesn't ask us to be something we are not; He doesn't require us to be someone who can quote the bible from cover to cover or stand in front of a congregation and move the masses. God asks us to love like Jesus and have a servant heart. MOAM gave me the opportunity to do just that for three weeks in Zambia. 

Having the chance to build my faith in Christ by spending time with my team members and diving into devotions with the children was priceless. Pushing each other through competition and encouraging words fostered the part of sports I love so much. Though the days were long and I was easily ready for bed by 9:30 every night, I was reminded that to whom much is given, much is required. Since being back in the states I've reflected on the meaning of hard work in a Christian lifestyle. One verse in particular, Colossians 3:23, has stuck with my heart and semi-outlined all we did on that trip."Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not people." Keeping my mind set on the Lord and how others can see his light shining through me is something I am progressing in.

Godwin Dooley
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

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