Aisha's Journey

One of my all-time favorite movies is The Prince of Egypt, an animated film made in the 90s by Dreamworks Animation Studios. I didn’t really pay much attention to it as a child but once in college, I saw it again and completely fell in love. The soundtrack is beautiful (you can enjoy it by clicking the on the side of this page) but the way the story is portrayed is amazing! There is a lot of creative additions, however, the essence of the story remains. As we come near to Easter, I’ve been reading Exodus as a background to Passover.   Looking at Exodus 5 we see the egocentric character of Pharaoh as Moses and Aaron approach him. The initial request is to allow the Israelites to go and hold a festival for God in the wilderness. Moses and Aaron were asking Pharaoh pretty much for a few days break. But Pharaoh doesn’t accept: 4 But the king of Egypt said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor? Get back to your work!” 5 Then Pharaoh said, “Lo...

Truthfully, this reflection should’ve been written a while ago. Yes, maybe it’s a combination of procrastination and trying to get used to this new reality of living under quarantine. But as I sit in front of my laptop and try to find the words to describe EFO, I realize that beyond it being a training event, EFO was a time of testing, polishing, resting, and finding comfort of living in the tension.  As many of you know, for the month of February I was in Colombia for a month long training called EFO. Every 3 years, IFES gathers new staff from all over Latin America for an intensive training equipped with 1 week of missions locally. To learn a little more click here to read my previous posts about EFO. Although coming from Miami means I have friends that come from all over Latin America and the world, there is something entirely new in being immersed in a foreign country. To be honest my first thought about Colombia was coffee, music, and warmth. And although I wasn’t e...