malawi
mike brought his application to church on sunday for the malawi missions trip next year. it usually takes some time before anyone hears whether they made the team because the pastors pray about all the applications; however, pastor david told mike right away that he'll be going, and then told luis (a good friend of ours and an awesome man of God) that he also made the team. so, mike will be going to malawi again in june 2007. i won't be going this time though, but i am so excited for mike, and i'm looking forward most to growing even closer to God in preparation for the trip. even though i, personally, won't be going, God says mike and i are one, and as mike steps out in obedience and faith, our whole household steps out in faith and obedience. i am honored to be able to stay home with joshua as his father has been sent out on the missions field. we are in an awesome place right now and i can't wait to see what our future holds.
last time mike and i went to malawi, we both felt strongly that we would be back for a more permanent stay. maybe a year or two, maybe a few months... who knows? we loved it there and found so much need for the skills we have been equipped with.
recently i had been trying to figure out what i wanted to do for a job, a career. i was thinking back about how i had always hoped to "save the world". first, it was to be a doctor that was sent out to the villages of africa. then, it was to be a scientist that was sent out all over the world to save the environment from disasters, such as oil spills. i love the adventure, i love the travelling, i love the pressure to use my expertise. however, i could never see how such a life could fit in with my greatest desire to be there for my famlily. i wanted both, yet they seemed so contradictory... until we went to africa and i got to meet a few missionary families. suddenly i could see how God arranged my passions and skills to work so perfectly together for my family and for myself. being a missionary family would allow us to have those adventures together as a family. i'm not sure if i can think of a more wholesome way to grow as a family than that.
last time mike and i went to malawi, we both felt strongly that we would be back for a more permanent stay. maybe a year or two, maybe a few months... who knows? we loved it there and found so much need for the skills we have been equipped with.
recently i had been trying to figure out what i wanted to do for a job, a career. i was thinking back about how i had always hoped to "save the world". first, it was to be a doctor that was sent out to the villages of africa. then, it was to be a scientist that was sent out all over the world to save the environment from disasters, such as oil spills. i love the adventure, i love the travelling, i love the pressure to use my expertise. however, i could never see how such a life could fit in with my greatest desire to be there for my famlily. i wanted both, yet they seemed so contradictory... until we went to africa and i got to meet a few missionary families. suddenly i could see how God arranged my passions and skills to work so perfectly together for my family and for myself. being a missionary family would allow us to have those adventures together as a family. i'm not sure if i can think of a more wholesome way to grow as a family than that.
posted by elizabeth at 11:30 AM
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elizabeth
I think this is a great idea it will be great for the whole faimly to see and hear about Joahua! what do you mean you can't write this really good Iam excited to see what else is next.
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