Today is my dear brother's birthday! Happy Birthday Bryan!!! We love you! Give yourself a big birthday hug from us :)
Today is also Sunday...we had a wonderful morning in church. The church we have been attending is very focused on young people. It is alive with the Spirit and we have thoroughly enjoyed going there. Our third Sunday here, our neighbors asked to go with us, and they have been going with us ever since. It's really been fun! The Pastor, Pastora Luz is a woman who has been widowed for several years now. Her husband was the pastor, and a district superintendent. He was killed in a car accident and one of their three boys was severely injured and in a coma for a short period of time. After Luz's husbands death, she felt called to take over the pulpit. Their son who was in the coma was fully recovered and currently leads the music in the church. Their journey has been a tough one, but has deepened not only their lives, but also the church members. We have only experienced one other church since we've been here, but believe that until we have different direction with our neighbors, we will continue there.
We have gotten the word that our container has cleared customs, they have closed it all up and hopefully we will have access to it either Mon or Tues this week. We have been tossing around some interesting emotions knowing that it is soon to be here. One of them is excitement to have our things...things that just make us feel a little more like "home." The second thing we have been processing is that we feel ashamed for the things we will be unpacking. It seems like we have just handled life without it fine, even though the dishes etc., have been on loan to us. What does all our "stuff" communicate to others? The third thing that I have been dealing with is fear. I have just realized that it means I'm staying here. This isn't some short vacation that will be over in a few days. Ouch! Today that is a harder thing to process than other days. There is an overwhelming ache that is never really gone. Maybe it is like the thorn in Paul's side. Despite the crazy mix of emotions, we have peace in our heart that we are exactly where we are supposed to be.
Emotions are a strange thing...I'm glad for them though, because if I never experienced the sorrow, I wouldn't understand the blessing of the joy. May you find the joy of the Lord today as you walk your journey.
3 comments:
Happy Birthday, Brian! :)
I can imagine all the emotions you're going through, and yet without the experience one never really knows exactly...praying that you keep your chins up and continue in your work.
You are loved.
God bless you my sister!! You are not there forever! Thank you Lord Jesus! I have been so aching for you this week. We were talking Wednesday night about the direction of ParentSoup and where God is leading it and what we personally need right now. One person really wanted a mentoring situation and that opened up a conversation about relationships and how we have different types of relationships: Public, social, personal and intimate. And that the max amount of people we can let into that intimate slot (those who REALLY know everything about us) is very limited. So, then I had to hold back my tears for you. (and now I have broken into the chocolate... smile)
Things... they can be such a burden! Such a strange society we Americans live in. The Gotta Have It society.
We all miss you all soooo much!!
Are you guys okay? I assume you're busy...haven't heard from you in a bit.
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