Seeing Jesus through a woman named Juma

Today was a very humbling day.  Jocelyn is a young man that God has allowed me to disciple.  He is 20 years old and lives at the mission.  Today after our time together he was excited to take me to see his sister Juma.  She lives about 10 minutes (by Moto) from the mission in Saint Louis.  As we arrived at her house I was treated like a King.  She offered me a chair while she stood, gave me a towel to wipe my face while sweat poured from her head.  As we moved outside of her house, she placed my chair in the shade while she stood in the beaming sun.  As we were talking through my broken Kreyol and Joceyln’s broken English, Juma leaves our conversation only to return with a large basin of water.  She then proceeds to wash my feet with soap and water.  I could not believe what was happening in front of me and it wasn’t until we were walking back with her to the main street that God really spoke to me through our time together.  

For the past few weeks it has been extremely wet here, almost raining every night.  With that said, this particular area of the village was extremely flooded.  I was very careful to try to step around all the mud puddles with my freshly washed feet, only to come to the realization that all I needed to do was watch where Juma was walking.  Instead of trying to keep up with Jocelyn and his fast pace, I moved to the back and began to watch the feet of Juma.  Each step she took I mirrored.  Quickly realizing that I was staying out of the mud.  Why?  Because she had walked this path before.  She knew exactly where to step to miss each puddle, she knew each hidden rock that lay just beneath the water that brought a solid surface for me to place my foot.   I learned so much on how to live Jesus today from a woman named Juma.  She taught me how to love, serve, and walk in the way in which Christ loved, served, and walked.

May we all realize each day we have a choice to live as Jessus.  As we follow His path, may others truly learn to follow Him by each step we take!  

“Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ!”   -  The Apostle Paul