Time is a funny concept. Although it apparently is constant, it is funny how our perception of it changes. In the last two months time has at times moving slow, at times fast, and at times both at the same time (don't ask me how!) And now I am sitting in the great room that is as clean as I have ever seen it. I am sitting with all the people I've grown to love waiting for the first 6 to leave in about an hour. My room is clean, my bags are "packed" and really, all I am waiting for is for my own flight to leave tomorrow in the evening. We had our comissioning service yesterday and it was beautiful, moving and all in all wonderful. And yet, its incredible that the adventure beginns.
Our team verse from 1 Peter 1 starts by exhorting us to prepare for action and for the last two months we have been doing that. In the process I have
- made new friends
- been humbled continually
- made Abbostford a surrogate home
- been surprised by God's incredible provision
- encountered my saviour in new ways
- learned that 19 people in one spot can be very loud
- appreciated the beautiful scenery and learned that the flatness of my home province holds beauty equal to the mountains I see here everyday.
- been challenged to seriously consider missions
- found that there are many Godly people in places where you dont expect them to be.
Above all, come what might, I am ready to go to Berlin. I am going to miss the people, I am going to miss the safety of the Mark Centre, and I am going to miss the safety of having TREK leadership organize, direct, and inspire us. I am scared, but I am excited, and although I have just grown used to being here, I am ready for change, for something new. I am blown away once more at how God has brought all of to this place, to our teams and finally to our countries. God is truly in control, and that fact surpasses all expectations that I might have come with. So, with that I am once more saying good-bye and hello. Good-bye to the new that's now old, and hello to something new again. I go with an amazing team that demonstrates to me continually the grace, power and love of Jesus Christ. And I go with the prayer that the words of Romans 8:5-6 might continually be fullfilled in my life and in that of all these people that I have met here:
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 8:5-6
Please continue to hold us in prayer, that our minds could indeed by set on what the Spirit desires and that the life and peace of the Spirit of the only one and true God might be poured out in our lives constantly.
I love all of you, and I love to hear from you. Thank you for bearing with my rambles once more, the next one will come to you from East-Berlin, Germany (I wish you could see my grin as I am saying this!!!)
Small group coffee times.
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