This week at home church, we discussed the issues that each of us were facing. As missionaries in charge of different ministries under the same organization, our issues were different but the themes were the same. Frustration. Our mission's goal is to train and work with Haitian people to run the programs of our mission. A goal we all fully agree with, but one that is definitely the hard road more often than not. We talked about our frustrations, our issues, what happened this week and our frustrations again. We talked about how we miss working with people that have basic common sense! We constantly feel the struggle Satan is having with us and the work that we all are doing. It is often exhausting.
However, amongst the frustrations there is also joy and triumph (even if it is 3 steps forward, 2 steps back). There are things that happen that are very rewarding. There is the big picture that is awesome! We are reminded to keep our eyes on this big picture as we do our work.
And as we sat out on our hillside porch in the evening, playing guitar and singing songs of worship, I could feel the warm ocean breeze caressing my face. I could hear the gentle sway of the trees and all seemed at peace. If just for a moment, life seemed to stay still and the presence of God filled my soul.
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