How I Have Grown

I have now been back in PA for two weeks and the reinculturation is going well.  I thought it was going to be really hard to come home but so far it hasn't been too bad.  That's not to say I don't have sad days where I miss my little kids in Honduras though.  I still think about, miss, and pray for them but I don't have a deep depression about not being with them in Honduras.  I can definitely tell that lots of people have been and are praying for me through this whole process, for which I am very grateful. 

As I was trying to figure out what to share in this update I had no idea what to put in and what to let out.  So I will just share a couple of high lights and then try to post more stories later. 

One of the reasons I wanted to do the STEP program was to get out of my little comfort box and do something that would require faith.  Something where I would have to totally rely on God to get me through.  Something to test my faith. 

Well, I can now say that I jumped way out of my comfort box and lived by faith.  There were many nights where I prayed, "God, I have no idea how I am going to do this, but with you I can."  And He came through every time!  Not always in the way that I was expecting but He always worked it out.  I learned to fully rely and depend on Him for everything I needed.  I learned to persevere when it would have been much easier to quit and go home.  And I learned to rest and have peace in the only One who is peace.  Oh, and I also learned Spanish!

Another big thing that has really been sticking out to me since I got home are the under privileged kids and youth.  I can not get the picture of Elvin living under the bridge out of my mind.  I liked working with kids before I went to Honduras and while I was there I loved working with them.  Now I have a passion to love on the kids that don't have anyone to love on them.

My challenge now is to figure out what to do with this passion.  I don't want to lose it, but right now I'm not really sure how to use it.  I was reminded of the story of Jeremiah this morning. God pointed out his calling and gifts but didn't give him a location right away.  So now I need to find a ministry of some sort where I can work with kids or youth.  And I am thinking locally right now because I don't have any strong feeling that I should go elsewhere.

You can be praying that God would continue to define His call on my life and that I will be in tune with Him so I can hear what it is.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support through this whole experience!  I have had a blast!