It’s amazing how a heart has the capacity to feel such varied extremes at the same time.
I got on the internet during break today & was greeted with some heavy news. My friend Roger Eason, whom I worked with at Bedouins International & who has been serving as a missionary in Haiti, is missing. He was in Haiti at the time of the quake & has not been heard from since. My heart hurts for him. I am so optimistic & I know God is in control, but news like this is rather unsettling. My heart is heavy for the nation of Haiti & its people. A catastrophe of this nature is a difficult thing to process & I struggle to find the glory in it all, although I know it exists.
Just as my day was sinking away, I was able to speak with some of my greatest friends from home. Although our conversations were brief & cryptic fonts on a computer screen hold nothing to the actual sound of their voices, it was revitalizing. On a day when I felt so low & disconnected from my life & from the world- their virtual presence lifted me up.
My heart is heavy, my heart is sad. But my heart is also filled to the brim with love & appreciation for the important people in my life who keep me going.
Friends & family, join with me in prayer for the people of Haiti. For their pain, suffering & unfathomable loss. They have a long road ahead. And in the same earnestness, pray for Roger- for his safety & for his life.
I love & miss you all.
