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Sunday, January 30, 2011
All Wrong...
I realized today that i came into this trip with the wrong attitude. People would ask me "what do you want to get out of this trip?" and i would give them some answer like to learn about a new culture or expand my worldview, but i had it all wrong. This semester is not about what i can learn here its about what i can do here. This isn't even about me, I believe God has blessed me with this experience so that i can do whatever i can for the people of South Africa. The selfishness of my expectations are what have been causing this loneliness and frustration within me, but i realize my mistake and is is time to approach every situation thinking about what I can do for others and forget about my own selfish endeavors.
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I am so glad that you have learned this VALUABLE lesson at the BEGINNING of your experience and not at the END! God is faithful, Colt. He doesn't miss an opportunity to grow us up in Him. Your new realization sounds like something I learned from one the Manleys...to be focused on Others and Serving and not on myself. Go, Colty, Go! I love you! Auntie Dawn
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