Yes I am still alive. And yes, I am home. Well, now that we have those burning questions out of the way, I’d like to apologize for dropping the ball on not blogging for my last month on the field with R Squad. As you can probably imagine, between having the whole squad together that last month, trying to pour out everything we have before we leave, and still transition Micheal and Joni into their roles as the new squad leaders…things got a little hectic.
But despite the craziness of this last month, Di and I were able to stand in the parking lot and watch our squad leave, without us, for Africa. It was incredibly sad, but the Lord had been faithful that month to show me how necessary it was for me and Di to transfer our authority to Michael and Joni and for us to leave. Mostly because Michael and Joni will take the squad to places that Di and myself could not. So my peace in that, combined with my confidence in the healthy place that R Squad was in, made going home a lot easier.
Coming home was definitely an adjustment, and I’m not just talking about coming from 95 degree and humid Thailand to 35 degree and dry North Carolina. I’ve spent a lot of time catching up with my friends, and I have come to the conclusion that more has changed in these past months then in my entire 11 months I was gone on my first World Race. Which revealed a silly but arrogant thought that was deep in the back of my mind, and that was that life would stand still while I was gone. I know, silly right?
Anyway, the plan is to hangout in Kernersville for about another week and move back to Gainesville on the 22nd so I can start my new job with Adventures in Missions on the 24th. After several conversations I’ve agreed to come on board and work in AIM’s IT department. A huge blessing is that AIM has been growing like crazy. But of course when anything grows so does its support structure. AIM knows that I have past experience and training in IT so I’ve decided to come on board to work with them and help them so that they can be more efficient in what they’re doing. It’s also a pretty sweet deal because I’ll also have the freedom to still work at training camps and do other forms of ministry.
So thank you to all of my supporters. I hope you all will continue to follow R Squads blogs and see the investment you helped make in the world and this generation. Also I will be flying out to India in April and Europe in July to see R Squad and check in with them. Also I am on partial salary but will still need to raise some support to help make ends meet. So if you still believe in what God is doing in my life, you can continue to give here:
