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in those years?

This is the place of process…it is
where we learn the things that will
keep us on track, even when we
make it big. We learn to stand no
matter what, to keep walking even
in the dark, to be joyful and thank-
ful despite the challenges and to
understand our calling. It also gives
us time to fall and rise again.

Every fall is either a failure, if you
stop there or a launchpad if you
dust yourself off, learn the lesson
and keep walking. Every journey has
bumps, potholes, corners and even
dead drops, meaning the speed is not
constant, but consistent in its nature.

So let’s learn to focus on growing
one step at a time so that we may
rise to the fullness that God has
seen. Yes, the one God has seen. If
you haven’t understood or seen what
God has seen…that is where you
other and hence not the real self. process…a set of steps. When you need to start. Do you know how to?
Take coffee, for example, there is a climb step by step you are less tired
difference between instant coffee, at the top and there is less danger of
perfectly brewed coffee, and over falling. It is also possible that as you
brewed coffee. go up, you can see the pathway and
Each state requires a different set make adjustments for challenges as
of preparation steps and has a you go. If you find a cracked step
different flavour profile. Instant you can skip it over or find a more
coffee is made by freeze-drying stable side to support your weight.
and spray-drying the concentrated
extract of roasted coffee beans. Shortcuts are long runs – DK
After brewing, the water is removed
by evaporation from the extract Everyone has their own journey, and
and frozen to create dry granules or no one can determine the route for
powder. Some say that for the best any other or the time frame. There
cup of coffee, one needs to grind are no universal timelines and path-
the beans fresh for every brew, wet ways, there are just STEPS. Do you
the filter, add the beans to the wet know who followed process? Let’s
filter and then pour the hot water track a few. Moses spent 40 years
through exposing the beans for no working for his father-in-law after Kyesubire Greigg is a Kenyan visual scribe, storyteller
more than 6 minutes. Over brewed fleeing the palace in Egypt, then using words and images to connect all aspects of life.
coffee is boiled and kept hot over a he was asked by God to go back She powers from faith to food, health, nature in ways
long time. Each option produces a and lead the children of Israel out. that encourage viewers and readers to find balance in
different flavour profile from sweet He knew the patterns and thinking life through its connectivity. PASSION FOR THE
to extremely bitter. of Pharaoh as well as the needed ART Passionate about telling HIStory of hope, love
protocols. Jesus was first announced and family.
Life is very similar to brewing a cup at 12 and then disappeared from the
of coffee. Every success or assign- limelight until he started ministry at
ment completed has to go through a 30. What do you think he was doing

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