Jeremiah 20:7-11
Psalms 102, 142, 143
1 Corinthians 10:14-17, 11:27-32
John 17
I Write About a Missionary …
Tonight,
I write about a missionary
She,
who kept watch over my lost heart,
She,
who kept watch over my life,
And
restored my hope
She,
who gave me prayer that gave me wings strong as an angel’s
She,
who gave me school to learn my alphabet and to write with my hands
She,
who gave me a prime education,
The
key to my success
She,
who gave me my first pen and paper,
The
two things I love the most
I
praise God, He who gave me the missionaries
I
am what I am
In
parts, in all seasons
A
blessed witness of miracles
A
witness of answered prayers
Putting
life on paper carefully
Preserving
the obvious history these eyes have seen
I
am a believer
I
am a man of hope
A
sinner saved by grace
I
love because strangers have loved me; I write about a missionary. She who loved me first!
Jeremy Jjemba
From Youth of Africa: Collected Poems by
Jeremy Jjemba