Can another week have passed? These weeks are just flying by. We must be having fun (or just too exhausted to notice)!
We may be on the verge of getting the ball rolling again for the Bethany Kids Children's Wing. The board met last week end in DC to decide the way forward. We are very close to having a plan. Please pray that we will be able to fit the structure to the budget that we now have!
I wanted to talk a minute about the things I am thankful for when living in the states. We take so many things for granted. When you live in a place such as this, it really brings some of these things to the forefront:
A stable government that abides by rules (most of the time)!
Roads that are not one constant pothole.
A banking system that works.
Meetings that start on time.
The love of a good dog.
The ability to shop for things in a lot of variety.
Jar lids that actually seal!
Not having a fear for your life when driving at night.
People that will tell you "No" if you are wrong.
Windows that close properly.
The fall colors.
Here are a few things that I am very thankful for while living here:
Having a good store of chocolate chips!
Making chocolate chip cookies on a rainy day.
Coke in a bottle.
Walking to the school and work.
Bird of Paradise growing in the yard.
Making a difference to the hospital (even though we are not doctors)!
Cuddling with a kid on the couch while reading a book.
Waving at a kid and having that make their day.
Being able to give $5 worth of food to feed a family for 2 days.
Seeing the monkeys in the yard every morning.
This coming week is our last week of soccer with the elementary kids (Titchies). It has been 3 days a week from 4-5. I will be glad when it is over, but we have had a lot of fun. I think the kids have had a great time too.
We only have 4 weeks left until we travel home. Jim and I are looking forward to that as much as we ever looked forward to a semester break at Auburn! We know the 3 week visit will just fly by, but it will be a welcome respite!
Another blessing about being here is not even noticing that Christmas is coming! What I mean by that is there are no advertisements, no TV to bombard you with sales, no stores that tell you it's getting late, no flashy signs or Christmas displays. We are truly blessed!
Something has happened this past few weeks that really brings to mind how precious life is. It can be taken at any moment and you don't have any control over when or where or how. Only God knows. We can only live it, given free choice, to our fullest and knowing that if we follow His will we will be blessed no matter what the end.
Col 1:9-11
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
NKJV
Thank you all for everything you do for us. Even keeping up with us on this blog is a blessing (to know that you care enough to take the time)!
In His Hands,
Jullie T.
Hey, im glad to see you guys are doing well. We read this before youth group last night and it was really awesome to see what you guys have been up to.
ReplyDeleteYour list was very uplifting to me. I was kinda having a bad day when I read it, and it was a good reminder that regardless of outward circumstance, God is sovereign and he will bring us to the place that he can best use us.
Missing you guys soooooo much, and excited for your visit back here :-)
Love,
Emily Maye Moore