Gumby
That’s who I feel like right now. Like that flexible pulled-in-all-directions guy, Gumby. (that was his name, right?)
Six weeks left to wrap things up for Christ School in a way that can be easily taken over by a Ugandan Headmaster in January. SO MUCH TO DO. Since we have just barely started getting our heads around things here at school, getting it all set out and written down is not simple.
Two children to walk through all of a cross-cultural life here. Two children’s wounds to kiss, hearts to pray with, friends to greet, meals to cook, homework to check, stories to read, tears to cry with, hands to hold, thoughts to safe-guard.
A husband who arrives home each day exhausted, truly spent. Who is grateful that he will soon walk away from the most discouraging job he has ever encountered. Who spends time doing things he never imagined he would – in-depth accounting, tasting of cassava porridge and spending time in the local jail to name a few. Who learns more about the Spirit daily. Who can barely keep his eyes open after dinner. Who nevertheless finds ways to show me he loves me everyday.
Between work at Christ School; caring for my children; keeping our family in food; keeping ants out of the food; planning for our future; trying to make sense of the past; loving old friends; making space for new friends; hearing testimonies; sharing testimonies; living life as a testimony . . . . .
Well, I could go on and on but since I am feeling exhausted just thinking about it all let me just say again that I feel like Gumby (if that was his name.) I am really weary: soul weary, heart weary, body weary. And God hasn’t yet answered a lot of my questions. And I’m wondering if I should still keep asking. And I am determined to wrestle Him out.
All prayers and encouraging words appreciated.
Praying for you. You all need a good rest!!
We’ll do our best.
Loving you!
Hang in there. I’m sure you’re doing great! When you look back on this time you will be so glad you finished strong. God bless you guys. We are praying for you. : )
From another blog:
We Have Water!
Buenos Dios from Honduras
¨Let us not be weary in doing good´for in proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.¨Gal 6:9
Lou quoted that verse yesterday as he talked about the beginnings of Living WaterInternational. Three yearsinto this idea, they were not succeeding. And while in Africa, they failed to find water in an arid area. ¨Discouraged, and with low morale, the team leader returned to the hotel. A woman in their group saw him and quoted that verse. He tried for another 4 weeks to succeed and returned to the U.S. to face the Board who were ready to throw in the towel. Harry, the founder and team lead, quoted that verse to the Board and told them that he was going to continue the ministry despite thier decision to end the ministry. The Board prayed about that verse and obviously opted to continue.
The Power of the Word. Man´s rationale would have led to closure. God led them to stay the course. Today we are here, 12 years later because of God´s Word, spoken through Paul in Gal. 6:9, and spoken to Harry on that dreary, dry day in Africa. In hardship, we often turn to others or turn to ourselves for guidance. Most times that is the case with me. It takes practice and it takes discipline to stay in God´s word. And then the hard part,I have to TRUST His Word.
An estimated 12,000,000 people are alive today because of Living Waters International. All because of the chain of custody of God´s word, from Paul, to Latin, to translations, to English, to a woman, to Harry. And now our team is in Honduras because of those 24 words. And many more will follow our team.
Amen
Dave Shrum,
CrossPointe Honduras Team