Everyday in September was spent teaching English from 9am to 2pm in local schools, then evenings were spent teaching again from 5pm to 7pm. Days were busy, and routine was predictable.
Then October hit.
October is what we have been lovingly calling the Month of Rest. Sabbath Month. Schools are closed, and ministry is virtually non existent.
We’re on our own here in our little blue house, and we’ve become the famous white people in our little Thai town. We have gone into Bangkok to do some sight seeing, and spent some time at the beach in Pattaya for a squad debrief. We’ve taken time to learn what our favorite snacks at the local market are, and which barbershop down the street has a pet monkey. Yet, none of this is ‘ministry’.
I’ll admit that I have been frustrated by this slow paced lifestyle. I am here to work. I am here to serve. I am here to go to bed each night exhausted having poured all I have out again and again. I want to be in those schools teaching. I want to be doing manual labour. I want to be helping in the church. I want to be doing something; anything really.
God knows that’s why I am here.
God knows that I want to give all my best for him. God knows I want to work hard, to get the task at hand done. The King knows that I am here to help grow His Kingdom.
He also knows how the next 7 months of the Race will go. This could very well be his gift to me. This could be the last real chance I get to rest for who knows how long. He has given me this Month of Rest so that I can be restored and rejuvenated for what comes next.
I sure did not accept this gift from Him graciously at first, but I’ve been learning to accept its worth.
Love,
Jill
I can not thankyou enough for all your prayers and encouragement I have gotten lately! I would love it if you could keep our team in your prayers for health because a few girls are under the weather! I’d also love to hear what y’all need prayer for, so feel free to shoot me an email some time!
