Well, it's official. We're in the States! We're here in Pennsylvania with Jeremy's family. We're taking this time to rest, relax, and process. It's been a good week (how can it not be with Thanksgiving and Jeremy's mom's cooking!). We are so thankful for family and friends that love us and support us, even now after we've come off the mission field.
It's strange being here – the States that is. We've done the whole re-entry thing before and I have to say that I thought I would adjust pretty easy. I felt like I already knew what to expect and how I would feel about everything. But I was a bit mistaken. I wasn't as prepared as I thought I'd be. It's been a little overwhelming to be around such wealth after being around children that are just hoping they get 3 meals in a day. It's been a little difficult to wear different clothes every day knowing that there are people that have been wearing the same torn up clothes for a week straight. And the most difficult thing for me right now is knowing that even though Jeremy and I don't have much according to American standards, we are filthy rich according to almost every country we were in. It's a hard place to be in and so my mind is reeling.
But in all of this, it is amazing to see the Lord at work. You see, this is His world, not mine. And so I know that it doesn't matter where I am or what I'm doing or what I have. I am BLESSED just to be called God's daughter. I have because He's blessed me with what I have. I am able to do the things I do because He's made a way for me to. I am in the place I'm in because that's where God wants me to be. So while I've seen and experienced A LOT this year, things that I will not forget, it's time for the next season of what the Lord has for me. It's time to be back home, ready to do whatever the Lord has next for us. I am trusting Him for every step of the way for me just as much as I'm trusting Him to continue to work in the lives of all the people we came into contact with this year. I'm trusting, as it is with all of us, that God will complete what He has started in our friends around the world.
So that's my personal word for this next season of my life: TRUST. I trust the Lord in all things and for all things.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6
As we return home we're thinking about work. If anyone knows of a job for Jeremy, let us know. Also, I will be starting to do hair again on Monday, December 5th. You can contact me by phone, text, email, or facebook for an appointment. Let me know! Thanks again for all the support!
