Mike Paschal, one my very best brothers from the States who recently came to visit, brought us an amazing “gift” all the way from McGregor, Texas.
This (see picture to the right) is
Tracey… or better known as “Traday.”
Traday came to Swaziland
with great expectation, a little hesitancy and a lot of faith to see God move powerfully. He already has.
I’ve seen a powerful strength and compassion in her that is so inspiring that I wanted to share it with you all.
Mike understood
the call of God on Tracey’s life, how she was born to serve God in the nations of
the earth, and that she would come “fully alive” when she finally had her
opportunity to serve forgotten people.
And here she is in Africa in the most AIDS-infected country on the planet, joining us in orphan work.
He was right: Traday is coming alive in ways she would have never dreamed, all because she’s getting to live the life that Jesus talked about, what the apostle James called “pure and faultless religion.”
Only in the context of activating something you’ve learned can you ever hope to become like your teacher. We call it discipleship… becoming like your Master — Jesus.
Traday is looking more and more like Jesus, because she’s doing what he said to do — living her life radically for the kingdom of God, trusting the Lord for big things, and bringing life to dead places. Her faith is exploding, as she seems him coming through.
It’s exciting for me to see young people like this woman of God who are really going after their destinies and not settling for a dry and mundane faith.
For the past couple weeks, she has been camping with a team of World
Racers and my daughters, right next to giraffes, lions, crocodiles and hundreds of
children.
The lions keep them up at night, and the heat of day is almost too
much to take, but Traday is finding new levels of her heart and
what it means to really come underneath those that cannot help themselves.
She is serving the “least of these” and finding Christ in the midst of brokenness. I have no doubt that this experience will bring her to a deeper relationship with the Father and impact the world around her as she takes these stories and faces with her.
She told me this week that there is nowhere else she would rather
be than here, that she feels like she is home again.
Traday… Welcome home and thanks for
being part of our family. It has only just begun!
For more of Traday’s story, visit Mike’s blog.
Hello Traday,
You know we miss you like crazy. But I am so excited that you are finally doing what God has called you to do. Make sure you have to time of your life and take it all in. As it was said earlier in your article, this is only the beginning. Love You Cousin.
Veronica
welcome home tracey…we love having you in the fam!!
Traday,
I read the letter you sent to your mom. It was truly touching. I felt like I was there sitting right next to you.
You are doing what we all dream about doing. Giving yourself to do God’s work.
I am very proud of you! Stay safe! You will always be in my prayers and in my thoughts.
Take care,
Sincerely,
Kelly Miller
OH Tracey! We love you and miss you like crazy. My kids talk about you all the time. They want us to fly you home to babysit them. They KNOW you are loving on some kids somewhere and they miss that from you…..BUT…you are exactly where God wants you to be. We pray for you continually. Carry on…spread love and peace…and know you are amzing.
Wow Girl….that lion almost looks like the one you painted! We miss you but LOVE WHAT GOD IS DOING! Thank you Black Tribe for loving this one….SHE IS SPECIAL AS YOU SAY! XOXOXOXXO
HEY TRA-DAY-I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW NATURAL YOU LOOK THERE IN AFRICA. WE MISS YOU DESPERATELY. I KNEW YOU WOULD BLOSSOM LIKE A ROSE WHEN YOU GOT THERE,AND LOOK AT YOU.WE’RE REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU TO BE ON THE JOURNEY GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO. YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING TO ALL OF US. YOU BE STRONG IN THE LORD,AND DELIGHT IN HIM ALWAYS. THANK YOU BLACK TRIBE FOR TAKING IN MY DAUGHTER. YOU DEFINITELY ARE HER NEW FAMILY. WE LOVE YOU TRA-DAY. 🙂 MAM.
Ummm… you = AMAZING! I miss you very much but I am so glad you are getting to bless everyone you see! I love seeing that you are smack dab in the middle of God’s plan for you! Hopefully I will be doing the same thing soon! Miss you, Love you!!!!
Also, my friend, Hanna, told me that zebras do not taste good…so I just thought I’d throw that at ya, if you decide to BBQ one up! 😉
Oh…I forgot…are you gonna eat yo cornbread????
GEE, GOLLY!!!
:o)