We just got back in the village a couple days ago. We enjoyed a week and a half of fellowship time with our larger missionary team here in the region we live in. There were around 25 families and lots of children that met together for a couple days of connecting, sharing how the ministry is going all over the regions, and encouraging one another. The girls loved the kids conference with singing, stories, and games. These are special times for our kids to connect with friends they often only see once or twice a year.
We’re hoping to get settled in for a big chunk of time, wanting to make some really good progress on language for me and translation/curriculum development for Tim. I was able to meet with a language consultant while in town and get some direction for my last few months of final language study. In my flesh I can feel like it will just never come, BUT GOD. Trying to walk by faith and continue in faithfulness, trusting God to enable me in my weakness. Some days I have victory in this area and other days I get discouraged and feel frustrated. Thanks for your continued prayers!
Tim & I were able to steal away for almost 24 hours to celebrate an early anniversary before heading interior. It was a special time of reevaluating where we’ve been and where God wants us to head in our marriage and parenting and ministry. We have found that if we don’t carve out time to plan and pray together about living intentionally, we just keep rolling on with life and can lose perspective. We’re thankful for an “adopted” grandparent missionary couple that has made a getaway possible several times over the past couple of years!
In closing just a reminder from our conference time, God is more interested in our faithfulness than in our success. “Success” from our human perspective could look VERY different from what God calls “success”. Let’s have our focus be upon the Living God and abiding in Him each day more than on how “successful” can become or appear to be.
Blessings,
Andrea,Tim, Dina & Abby