Answers...

Your faithful prayers are being heard and answered.  Good things are beginning to surface regarding some opportunities in the States.  I’ll be working on a resume soon so that I can seek work that is a fit with my passions and desires.  

Things here are wrapping up so well.  I never expected this.  I expected to be overwhelmed with tasks over my last weeks.  Those are coming to a close quickly.  I’ll be able to spend the end of my time in relationships.  That is key here.  I’ll be able to be with both nationals and coworkers.  It will be such a blessing as I leave this place.

Ask that these relationships and times together will be anointed.  Ask that everything will continue to fall in line.

Praise him that I have felt a peace again in the last few days that was missing at the beginning of the week.  I used to meet with some brothers weekly and ask the question, “Has anything this week robbed you of your joy?”  The answer is a resounding yes!  But in the last day or two I have regained that joy.  The Father is faithful!!

Help Wanted...

My heart hurts...bad!

I'm nearing the two week point. I have lots to get done. I can't wait to see my family. I've been excited about some of the possibilities my journey back to the States holds.

I'm ready to go; but it is getting harder. Add to that, some of my possibilities in the States crashed in the last few days. Not sure what to be excited about right now.

I'm working myself as hard as I can. If I stay busy I forget I'm hurting...for a moment or two.

I could use all the prayers you can muster these days. I'm not functioning well. I don't like life this way.

See some of you very soon.

Reality Sets In...

I got hit hard this week. I took a trip to the countryside. We had a great trip. We visited a nomadic tribe and camped out with them overnight. The next day was a full day of driving. We drove to a town in the mountains I had been to a couple times before.

The drive was beautiful. It was the first time I had been on some of those roads. I was able to take lots of pictures. I’ll get some posted soon.

On the drive a colleague asked a question. “What will you miss the most when you go?” I didn’t really know the answer. I spent a few minutes thinking about it and then mentioned a couple things. I’ll miss the slow pace of life. I’ll miss my coworkers. I’ll miss being a part of the work we have started recently. I’ll miss the people’s hospitality. I’ll miss the coffee and the hours in cafes. I’ll miss my friends. I’ll miss lots.

I assume I won’t understand all I am going to miss until I’m gone. It was that way when I left the States too. I had ideas of what I would miss. I realized what I truly missed when I began to live life here.

But the question messed me up. It made it a reality that three weeks from today I’ll be in Zambia. My time here is nearly gone. I have so much I must do and so much I want to do before I’m gone. Remember the next few weeks. Remember all that is in store. Remember all that will happen.

Also remember me as I travel to Zambia and Tanzania and eventually the States. Remember me as I transition back into life in the States.