This thing is not easy. Its not a vacation, its not exotic and exciting, this is hard. Some days can look like that, yes. The days where you fly around Mt. Everest, or the times when you go paragliding, see an incredible 12th century temple, or even the times you just go for coffee so you can get wifi to talk to your mom and dad. But those are just a few days. If you were thinking about coming on the race for the Instagram pictures I’m sorry to have disappointed you. The reality is somedays when you don’t have ministry and your just hanging out in a foreign town were you really have nowhere to go you realize you would rather be hanging out at home. Somedays ministry is hard and then you feel outcasted from your team because you feel like you’re the only one struggling and you realize that there are people at home that you would just love to talk to about this, but you can’t. I don’t want to sound ungrateful for this incredible opportunity that many of you supported, but I don’t want to make it what its not either. This is a sacrifice, and its one that is a struggle to continue to say yes to everyday. I also don’t want people reading this to be deterred from coming out on the field, because there is so much to do out here, so much to learn and see, and ultimately so many people who need to hear the truth about Jesus. God does meets you out here, he teaches you and he molds you, and if any of you have been through that or know what thats like you know its not all sunshine and rainbows. Comfort and growth rarely go together in the same sentence. In the end I know I will be grateful. I know that the things I learned, the amazing things I saw and did, and the amazing people I got to meet will be what I remember. Those things will drastically outweigh the days like this, but for all of you out there who are doing this thing called life (where ever that may be) I just want you to know it’s ok to not be ok. It’s ok to hate the race you are on when you’re in the middle of it. It’s ok. And as a bonus of what I need to here right now, It is GOING to be ok.
Love you all, thanks for stopping by,
Lyndie.
