I left for the air port just as dawn was cracking and in case you are wondering…I am not really a morning (get out of bed) kind of person. I’m a drink coffee in bed kind of morning person, so to be up early and setting off…well, it meant that it was important. I pulled out the car and looked at our house and thought…home.
I stood at the air port and waited and sent a message…
Then My Girl was there and we cried. We hugged and we cried, big fat tears that left streaks on our faces, and we hugged again and again.
10 weeks previously I’d stood in the same air port and seen My Girl set off for Hong Kong alone. In case you are wondering…10 weeks is a long time…in another country…where the only people you know are the ones you’ve just met… and you have to live with 5 of them in one room…a five girl dorm room…can you say difficult? And yet, the growing begins… The school is intense…and she is challenged, but stays strong to who she is…and grows…
There starts to be a realization for her, that she’d like to make a difference by works of service…they want to make a difference sharing God’s word…and to be completely honest, there is some tension…it becomes clear that it is time to go…home.
But, but, but…
What about the difference? She left to make a difference, was it all for naught? No, nope, not at all…I’d reached out of my comfort zone and invited a Team to pray for My Girl each day of the month while she was away and it has changed me…and it has changed some of them as well. As this team has responded to her early return…I am shown what humility is, what faith is, what love is…and it has made a difference to us all.
‘Sweet L., know that God is pleased with you and loves you for who you are, and so do we….
I put praying for L. on my calendar as a recurring event, so I will continue to pray for her on the 20th of the month throughout the year…
God bless you for asking us to be a part of her journey…
her prayer partners are very proud of her…
she is definitely ‘good enough”, in fact, she is pretty extraordinary…
she put herself in a position for God to use her, and did a splendid job…
What happened has been amazing and unexpected. As I was more and more aware of my commitment (to pray for L.) I began to see/hear the number 7 (that was MY day) everywhere. On the radio, in addresses, in prices at the grocery store, etc. I began to pray honestly and actually listen for a response. I tell you all this because I am grateful to L. for the ripples in the pond so to speak. I want her to know that she not only impacted the people on the soil so far, far away from home but also someone she has never even met, like me.’
…and this I think…is what home is, sometimes it is a place, but often it just the people..that we connect too…and we are blessed.
Beautiful post. She is still in His plans. So exciting to see how it all unfolds.
Yes, HIS plans!
Wow! I guess I owe you a phone call. Soon, when you have had time to settle. Love you both!
I bet you are over the moon with her home!!! 10 weeks is certainly a LONG time. Now it’s time for snuggling together on the couch with cups of tea and filling in each other on those extraordinary 10 weeks! Welcome home, L!