This past year has been an amazing one. To explain to everyone the spectrum of emotions that we have experienced would be almost an impossibility.
From the very first week here in Missouri things started getting crazy and then through out the rest of the year...
Jobs didn't work out, friendships dissolved, our daughter died, and because of some rumors we were almost asked to leave the mission.
I know things work together for good, and I know that God is using these circumstances to make us more in the image of His Son, but man, has it been rough.
We are so thankful for the people that have made it their mission to keep us before the Lord in prayer. It would be difficult to acknowledge everyone that has helped us during this time, and there are probably a good many people that we still don't know about yet, but you know who you are and we thank you.
We had some one come up to us and tell us that, because of our attitudes in all this, they could tell how strong we are.
I want to dispel that rumor right now! Jen and I are NOT strong. We have been crushed, discouraged, on the verge of quitting, but our God is incredibly strong and because of Him we can smile. Please don't mistake His strength for ours!
Thankfully there are good emotions throughout this trip as well. Ups as well as downs.
The joy of holding our Anarazell and getting pictures of both her and Isabella, seeing God move in amazing ways, and now finally finishing the training and becoming official members with NTM.
In many ways it has felt like a roller-coaster. Agonizingly slow trips to the top where we can see a clearer view of what God is doing in our lives, to the sickening drops to the bottom where all you can really do is hold on and trust in the Creator of the ride!
Of course the "bottoms" help you to appreciate the "tops" a lot more, but for me right now...we would be content with just a super flat ride for a while.
We'll see what God has planned!
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