Life can be challenging.
You know… there’s a word in the Bible that says: “Your gift shall make room for you…” I really did not realize the POWER of my gift of encouraging and helping others to feel good about life and living until I visited a third world country. It’s amazing – absolutely amazing just how much life challenges can encourage us to exhort someone else.
This young girl in this video Ama – was able to encourage me more than I thought possible. She was so vulnerable, yet so comfortable in her voice, and her humility, and she was a blessing, indeed. She helped me to see “the struggle “ of the youth of South Africa in her eyes… and in her voice. The POWER in this room was unbelievable. Ama stayed with me those two days I was in Kuma, South Africa. She followed us to the town hall the next day and sat in the audience to hear more about what I spoke to the leaders in Kuma who were doing their best to encourage youth, and their community. We spoke about UNITY – and how to stay together and them up and encourage each other during hard times.
You can bet I helped them to see it in themselves.
I love and appreciate this clip because Ama’s voice, helped change my life. I am SO GLAD she spoke up. I took every chance to let her know I thought she was a leader, and her voice mattered. If she only knew the STRENGTH she has imparted unto me. Truth be told – I also, was enduring a very hard period in my life during this time and to travel to South Africa and hear her story made me see the purpose for my own struggle, indeed.
Selah.
