Go east, young man

Africa | You don’t have to be a superman to help. You do need to roll with the punches, sleep sometimes in cold rooms, and calmly say when things go wrong, It's Africa | Marvin Olasky, Susan Olasky

Last of a series by Marvin & Susan Olasky in Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa. Read Part I, Part II, and Part III.

Nineteenth-century New York editor Horace Greeley is most famous for words he may never have said: "Go west, young man." But even if the words weren't his exactly, the message was: New York City was crowded with people chasing the same American dream, so the adventurous should head to the frontier.

Africa, as previous articles in this series have noted, is the newer frontier. Some people go there to apply demonstrated strengths. Some go there to overcome career mismatches or disappointments. But the Bible emphasizes God's sovereignty, which means (among other things) that every experience moves those He calls to where He wants them. There are no accidents.