{"id":4570,"date":"2012-01-05T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T12:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/ian-fallis\/?p=4570"},"modified":"2012-01-05T08:48:41","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T12:48:41","slug":"are-you-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/ian-fallis\/2012\/01\/05\/are-you-ready-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you ready to go?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Aaron<\/a>
Aaron Luse works with two Patpatars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do you ever feel like God\u2019s timing doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense?<\/p>\n

Paal and her husband, Ezra, were scheduled to depart for a translation workshop this week. This will better equip them to help translate God\u2019s Word into their language, Patpatar. But Paal\u2019s older brother died, and his funeral was scheduled for the same day as their departure.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a leader in the village and died after a long struggle with sickness,\u201d wrote missionary Aaron Luse. \u201cCulturally funerals are significant events and it is important to attend them.\u201d<\/p>\n

So when Ezra asked Aaron if their departure date for the workshop could be changed, Aaron was quite concerned as he explained that it could not.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry about it,\u201d Ezra replied. \u201cPaal and I have talked and we think that this work [the translation training] is what God wants us to do. We are ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking such a trip in the first place was a stretch. The boat ride and a flight would take them farther away from home than most Patpatars have ever been. \u201cIn terms of miles, these trips are not that far away, but to the Patpatar it is taking them outside their comfort zone to a place they know little about,\u201d Aaron wrote<\/p>\n

And traveling instead of going to the funeral was not a popular choice among their clan and family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know it was a difficult choice to be willing to go on this trip, but I could also see their smiles,\u201d Aaron wrote. \u201cThey are willing to go to do the work of the Lord despite the cost.\u00a0 What about us?\u00a0 What are we willing to do in this new year for God?\u00a0 Where are willing to go?\u00a0 What are we willing to give up?\u201d<\/p>\n

Good questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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