Living Water

For the past week, the base in Arusha has been having some serious water problems. Because of the lack of rain, we have not had very much water. Please keep the base in prayer, thank you so much! However the rains are coming, so let’s rejoice for that! October and November are two of the raining months in Africa. Having Water is such a privilege. So often I know I take it for granted, that I get to take a shower everyday. I want to take some time and share with you what God has placed on my heart.

I want to remind you about the Living Water that Jesus promised to the Samaritan women in Scripture. In John 4, Jesus had left Judea and was going to Galilee. However on his way to Galilee he went through Samaria to a town called Sychar. This is where Jacob’s well was located. Because Jesus was tired from his Journey, He decided to stop and rest. So Jesus sat by the well. When a Samaritan woman came to the well to get water Jesus asked her, “Will you give me a drink.” And the Samaritan woman said to Jesus, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask for a drink?” The Samaritan woman told Jesus this because Jews didn’t associate themselves with Samaritans. Then Jesus responded by saying, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” Then the Samaritan woman responded by saying “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his flocks and herds?” Then Jesus answered by saying, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Wow, that is such a true passage of scripture, right now in Tanzania, Africa. We have seen Masai Men & Women come to know Jesus as there personal Lord and Savior, because of the harsh conditions. They are not drawn to the physical water because they don’t have any. But they are drawn to the Living water that Jesus provides. The physical water will not quench there thirst, but with the Living water they will never thirst again. That reminds me of the song by Tenth Avenue North “Love is Here.” That is such a powerful and true song. At the very beginning of the song there is a verse that says, “Come to the water you who thirst and you will thirst no more.” Jesus tells his people today, “come to the Living water those who thirst and you will thirst no more.” Nothing in the world can satisfy us like the power of the Living water that Jesus provides. Right now I would love to take a shower. However that would not satisfy me. Better yet, I would truly love to take a hot shower. But not even that would really satisfy me. Nothing in the world can really quench our thirst, not even Gatorade! We are never going to be really satisfied by drinking from the physical water. We need to have a desire to drink from the Living water everyday, which will satisfy even the thirstiest. My hearts desire is that I would truly not be drawn to the physical water, but be purified by the Living water of Jesus Christ more and more.

My computer class has been going good. This Friday my students will be taking their first test. I am excited to see how they do. They have seemed to grasp the teachings very easily. Technology is such a privilege we have in the States. I know that I take technology for granted, but it so key for advancing this generation to the next level. Understanding the basic functions of a computer is all they really need. I am so excited to see what God has in store for each of my students.

I have stayed very healthy since I have been here, Praise God! I was sick for two days this week. However Praise God, the power of the cross is amazing! I just want to thank each one of you for taking time reading my blog posts. Thank you so much! That is all for now.

In His Name,

Nick