That subject line may be a shock to you, as it was to us. “Wait a minute,” you might be thinking, “I thought they were gonna be gone for 11 months?” Yep, that was the plan, but plans have a way of changing.
First off, let’s de-bunk some ideas that might be floating around:
It wasn’t because we were sick or pregnant. It wasn’t because we were in any sort of conflict with our team mates or squad mates or Adventures In Missions. It wasn’t because because of a lack of money (our support account had been filling up remarkably since the beginning of this month). And most of all:
We didn’t want to go home early.
But God had been speaking to us for a few weeks in Haiti, Ireland, and Romania, and after intense prayer, fasting, and confirmation from multiple places, we believe that He is telling us that it’s time for us to be at home. We don’t know exactly why, but God doesn’t need to tell us why to expect us to obey.
While in Romania, there was a day when God told us to get off of the tram we were on and get right back on the line on a different tram. It didn’t make sense at the time, but we found out later that there was a tram accident that day: an accident that we had nothing to do with because we had changed trams.
God sees so many things we don’t, and sometimes we just have to obey Him even if it doesn’t make sense. He sees our future and the plans He has for us, even if we’re not certain of them right now. Just as He called us to step out in faith, leave behind our friends and families for a year, and go on a missionary journey, He has now called us to step out in faith, leave our new missionary friends and families behind, and follow Him home.
To all of you who have sent out prayers and support, know that none of it was in vain. This trip has been life-changing in so many ways. April and I have had amazing personal breakthroughs in every area of our lives and we were able to minister to and uplift so many different people in different parts of the world! This was God’s plan for us on this trip, and you were a profound part of it! We can’t thank you enough for supporting us with your prayers and finances!
We’re currently in Wimberley, TX (near Austin) where we’ll be spending a couple weeks with my mom, brother, sister, and grandparents. After that we’ll be heading to Shreveport, LA where we’ll be staying until we can get things arranged for us in Baton Rouge.
All that went into figuring out when and how we’d be going home, and then the days of travel that it took to get us here were so crazy and hectic. That’s why we haven’t posted about any of this stuff on the blog so far.
We will be making updates about our time Ireland and Romania in the weeks ahead. If there’s anything you want to know about our trip, feel free to click “Contact Us” on the side of the page and send us a message. And to those of you who live in the Louisiana/Texas areas, we’d love to see you! Let us know when you’d like to get together to catch up and talk about what’s been happening on both sides for these past few months.
