Ok....so here we are....a blog. We have been meaning to start a blog for sometime now but just kept putting it off and putting it off. I guess we felt now a fitting time to start one, so here it is. I have no idea how often we'll actually keep it up but we'll at least somewhat try!
This week is definitely an exciting week for our family. This weekend we will be taking our kids (8, 6, 5, and 3) with us down to Guatemala for a visit to the orphanage we have been serving at for the past 3 years. We'll be down there with them for about 10 days. They are very excited and we are too. We have no idea eventually where it will lead, but do we ever know the outcome of something before it happens? Our hope is in the Lord and we know he has a plan for our life and we remain open to wherever he calls us to be.
We know that there are some people out there who think we are absolutely crazy for taking our kids down to Guatemala with us. Maybe we are, maybe we aren't...who knows. Anyways, here is just one of the comments we received that I found a little humor in...."Do you think the kids are old enough to go to Guatemala?" Um...well, yeah, do you realize that there are children in Guatemala and people just like us raise their own children down there all the time?
Seriously though, I know the questions and comments are out of love and concern for our family (or at least I hope they are) and know that we have thought and prayed about this for a long time. Here is the thing...God is God wherever we are and through whatever we do. He is the only constant in the chaotic world in which we live. He is never changing, was here from the beginning and will be here until the end. This thought brings me great peace. I would like to leave everyone with a verse that pretty much sums up my feelings about the whole thing...
"...Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
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