The Long Way Back

This morning we had the opportunity to meet with our entire International Team via Zoom call.  On of our therapists led us in worship.  She was even able to put up slides with lyrics on the call.  Our Field Director had also prepared a devotional that we read and discussed together.

Zoom call with our International Team

As it always is, our discussion was both frank and personal.  When you serve abroad, there isn't much need for pretense or presentation.  What you see is what you get.  We serve the broken and the vulnerable.  They have nothing to hid and really nothing to apologize for.  They teach us so much!

Other than reaffirming our bonds of friendship and partnership, one other thing that was confirmed during this time together for me personally.  We long to go back.  Yes, it's been nice to be home and see familiar faces.  But the same calling that took us thousands of miles from our families still calls us to make every effort to return. 

So, like many of you, we are waiting.  Waiting for things to return to normal so we can return to our normal.  In the meantime, we will wait patiently and with gratitude - trusting that His plans for our family will ultimately be as GOOD as He is.