Trying to adjust to North American life. . .

January 30, 2009

It's hard to describe what feelings come over us when we see life in North America. Just constantly asking the questions, why is life so extreme half way around the world? with little or no education, little or no food or water, no Christian bookstores, no Bibles to go around, etc, etc. We're not called to sort out the world's problems but the questions still linger in our minds. So we're leaving it all in God's hands because our tiny human minds are just incapable of grasping it all. We remembered from our last trip to Africa that the shock coming home was greater than the shock going there.Each person matters. We're not reaching the masses at one time, but each single person is special to God, and each single person has needs, hurts, desires, and goals and needs to hear about Christ. Each single person deserves our time and energy. We have grown to love these people like family and care very deeply for them. If you're sponsoring a child, you will understand that unique bond you have with them and you care greatly for them.
In the next few weeks we'll be trying to adjust to our different society- such an overly "proper" and "technical" country. We miss Africa, the land of culture; the friendly and social people, the driving (well, maybe not!), the sunshine, the heat, the handshakes, and the people we have grown to love there. It's really hard to describe in words, so we encourage you pray about a future missions trip to Africa. It will change the way you live and view life! We'll keep you posted as God gives us direction for the "new" school in Liberia that He has put in our path. The needs are so many but will be tackled one at a time with God's help. With God, ALL things are possible.
Thank you for your words of encouragement, prayers, love gifts, and emails. Thank you to everyone who has made this trip possible for us - absolutely life changing and we wouldn't trade it for all the riches in the world!
God bless!