🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 9

Title: A Mustard Seed in Waterloo: What Actually Happened at the First Event

Description:

This is a front-line report. No filter. No polish. Just the truth of what happened when I walked into a Kush-ravaged community in Sierra Leone with no plan but faith.

In this voice note, I reflect on:

• My 45-minute car ride with Osman (and the conversation that deserves its own episode)
• The reality of arriving in a village with no electricity, no stage, and barely 20 plastic chairs
• The unexpected crowd, the raw honesty, and the emergence of something bigger than us
• And the moment multiple villagers drew visions of a future mentorship center—before we even asked

This isn’t just about addiction. It’s about identity, dignity, and walking into brokenness with Christ instead of control.

🔥 Highlights & Timestamps:

• 00:40 – Car ride wisdom: Osman's take on Kush, culture, and human purpose
• 02:20 – The bumpy dirt road to a no-electricity village and meeting Saheed’s mom
• 03:30 – Confusion, miscommunication, and then momentum as the chairs fill
• 04:45 – From thank-yous to testimony: sharing my heart through translation
• 06:10 – The turning point: open mic from the community
• 07:00 – Cheers, grievances, and the cry for mentorship
• 08:20 – Why we must pick one village, not many
• 09:30 – The unexpected: 25+ drawings from villagers, many showing the same dream
• 11:00 – A picture of a shop wall with these words: “With God, all things are possible.”
• 12:10 – Eating spicy fish soup out of shared bowls, and the spiritual weight of it
• 13:45 – Christian and Muslim prayers, unity without compromise, and my attempt to speak the gospel
• 15:00 – Why I took the picture: if God ever builds a center here, we’ll know He started it

💥 Core Themes:

• Obedience without outcome guarantees
• Cross-cultural unity through shared suffering
• Villager-led solutions, not Western saviorism
• Mentorship > quick fixes
• Jesus at the center of chaos and connection

📖 Scriptures Lived Out:

• Matthew 17:20 – Faith like a mustard seed can move mountains
• Matthew 19:26 – With God, all things are possible
• Galatians 3:28 – There is neither Jew nor Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus

Closing Line:

Crumb Confessional #9 — I walked in with sweaty palms and no plan. What I left with? Unity, clarity, and proof that a mustard seed still grows in soil this broken.