When we left Brazil in June of 2008 we planned to return in July of the same year. Les had just gotten out of the hospital in Brazil where he had been receiving IV medication for malaria. We were looking forward to spending 4 weeks in the U.S. to attend our daughter’s wedding.
Here we are a year later still in the U.S. Looking back we see God’s hand leading us to where He is using us to serve Him. Les and I find it interesting how God uses circumstances to take us to the places He wants us to be. God currently has us serving Him in Sanford, Florida. We are cooking for retired missionaries who live at NTM Homes and need meals provided for them. Out of all the places we might serve He moved us here. Because of health issues we knew that it would be good to be in the U.S. Because of Les’s parents health we knew it would be good to be near them. At the same time we were made aware of the need for cooks at the New Tribes Mission retirement center. We had served in that capacity once before and felt this might just be where God was directing us.
When we accepted the position as cooks at the NTM Homes we knew we would need to go back to Brazil to take care of the home we had walked out of in June of ’08. The time has come and we will be going to Brazil for 10 days in August. It is exciting to think of going back and seeing our co-workers and some of the students that we worked with. It will also be hard to be there knowing that we will not be staying. Yet, the Lord has given us such a love for the people we serve here at NTM Homes it would be hard to not come back here as well. What a joy it is to trust the Lord to pick our place of service.
You could be praying for us. Les’s Mom plans to travel with us. Pray that the trip will be a blessing for her as well. Pray that we will have good health while we travel. Pray that we will have wisdom as we choose what to bring back and what to sell or give away. Pray that our human hearts will remember God’s peace as we say “Ate Logo” to Brazil.
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