Sold Out

…It’s a hot day, with the sun burning unrelentlessly on the faces of girls from ages 12-18. They are all running and forcefully kicking the ball to each other, the red team against the blue. I suddenly lurch for the ball as it wizzes by me. I barely stop it, turn and pass it to my teammate and friend. I then run ahead, to the open spot. As someone on the opposite team comes up to her, she passes and it flies in front of me. I run towards the ball and keep dribbling it towards our goal. I give a strong, final kick and it soars into the corner of the goal, the goalie just barely missing it. My whole team erupts in cheers and shouts of “Yeah Hallie!” can be heard in the warm afternoon breeze. A big grin spreads across my face and I start jumping up and down…I wonder, do I really go for the goal in life as I do in a simple game of soccer? My immediate response would be yes, definately. But if I think about it, is that really how it is? You know, in a game of soccer, the goal is all that is on your mind besides working as a team to get the ball there. In life, do we really go for Heaven like we go for a net goal? I, personally, want to go for Heaven like that. I want to put my whole life, my all into going for Heaven and Jesus. I can just see Him and the smile on His face when He sees me in Heaven with Him. As long as we keep that look in our minds and the overwhelming happiness we will feel in Heaven, I think going for the goal will be as easy as a piece of cheesecake. (That’s my version anyway.)

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As I walked home from school the other day, exhausted from a grueling soccer practice, I had to stop and just look around me. It was about 6pm on a nice, cool, day in Ukarumpa. I could hear children’s laughter as they ran in the tall grass and the sound of the national guys’ shouts as they were playing rugby in the nearby field . The sun was setting off to my side hidden behind the nearest mountain. I looked past the trees and saw the ranges of mountains, all blue and majestic looking. I had to smile at God’s beautiful creation that he has given us to enjoy. Living in Papua New Guinea, in my opinion, is the best thing anyone could experience.  Sometimes it is hard not living in “civilization”, but the beauty surrounding me and all of my great friends makes up for it. I absolutely love living in PNG, spending my time climbing trees, riding motorbikes, playing in the rain and mud, and being around the people of Papua New Guinea. Since I came almost 2 years ago, I have come to love this place better than any place I have been before. I only wish that all my friends and family back in America and other places could be here to enjoy the beauty here in my new home, Papua New Guinea. Of all the things I miss from America(which isn’t much), family and friends are probably at the top of my list, right up there next to McDonalds and malls. But while I’m here without them, I might as well enjoy the scenery.  I just can’t wait to get to Heaven, when the beauty and happiness there doesn’t match up to anything here on earth. Even the beauty in Papua New Guinea.

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