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Movie night at Agape-- watching a documentary about Mt. Kilimanjaro |
During my last visit to Agape, my friend Freddy set up the
projector for us to all watch a documentary entitled To the Roof of Africa, so the children could see where I'd be going. While it made me excited about my
climb, it also incited some underlying fear and anxiety. Would I be physically and mentally strong
enough? Did I have the right
equipment? Who would be in my
group? Most importantly, what if I
didn’t make it to the summit? I
would feel as though I was letting everyone at Agape down.
As David drove me to the bus station the next day, we discussed my
upcoming climb. “The results do
not matter. You have already
reached the top of the mountain.
Your trying and heart have put you at the top.” With a positive and
insightful mindset like that, I cannot imagine a better role model for these
children than David.
So, as I begin my ascent tomorrow, I will keep his words
with me. I’m already at the
top.
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| The view coming into Kilimanjaro was goose bump-provoking. Usually you look down on a mountain from a plane! It's hard to tell from this angle, but we were actually below the mountain, looking up. |
