In Between

Yesterday, my son's mission call arrived.  They send it electronically now, so at any time, he could open it up and look at it.  He's choosing to wait until tomorrow when his grandparents and some friends can be here.  He's thrilled and so are we.  Tomorrow night, we will all know where he is being sent.  Whatever the destination, it will shape and change his life in so many ways.  He will learn to love the people deeply, he will face challenges he can only dream of now, his heart will be moved with compassion, and he will represent Jesus Christ.

So now, we wait in this in between place for one more day.  Our summer plans are on hold until we find out where and when he will go.  We don't know yet whether he will need clothes suitable for the jungles of Brazil, like my husband did 20+ years ago, or for the long, dark winters of Finland, like one of my friends.  Or the in-between of a place like Virginia.  Tomorrow, we will begin to plan.

Friends, it's an amazing thing to watch your children grow up and make adult decisions you can be proud of.  There's nothing like receiving my daughter's emails each week and feeling the joy that she is experiencing as she gives herself wholeheartedly to the work.  She feels such an urgency as she sees the gospel of Jesus Christ give hope to the hopeless, and friends to the friendless.  She writes of miracles large and small.  The Brazilian people have welcomed her into their hearts, homes, and lives.  I can't wait to watch my next son as he steps into this new role and leaves behind his fishing nets for two years.





Matthew 4:18-20: "And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 
And he saith unto them, 
Follow me, 
and I will make you 
fishers of men.

And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.





Comments

Megan said…
Beautifully said & a beautiful place to be in life!