Life is a Rush
The phrase "hurry up and wait" seems backwards to me right now. It seems that Mr. Motorcycle and I have been waiting and now are hurrying forward.
We have spent the past two months here in Denver doing many things- mostly preparing ourselves to return to the mission field with a really great counsellor and beginning our search and interviews of different field opportunities. We had considered Uganda with MVI and when that didn't seem to be the right fit for us, we began on the great quest of finding what was. That has led us to several different organizations- and we aren't done yet!
However, we have been very encouraged by our results. Seeing what else is out there has gotten us dreaming about what might be next. This much does seem to be true, through conversations with more than one organization it looks as though we are going to be pushing out our leaving marker once more. We are thinking (taking into mind the realistic dates set by some of the people we have talked to) that we won't be leaving until between the summer and fall of 2010. Yes, it seems like forever. No, in some ways we aren't thrilled- we want to set up a home and have our things on one continent and know what we are doing with our lives! But, we are seeing the benefit of waiting on the Lord's direction and, frankly, we don't feel like He's given it yet.
So, our plan has been to relay this news to our supporters and friends (all of you) later this month in a 'formal' newsletter, but allow me to jump to the gun. The whole waiting until the summer or fall of 2010 part didn't really sink in and hit us until early last week. We were sitting at the table at lunch and the conversation came up that 'if' we were in the States that long, what will be the best investment of our time. Mr. Motorcycle has been talking for some time about going back to school to get some formal Bible and missions training and it clicked with us that maybe this was our chance to try that route.
Believing that if this is God's will He will allow Mr. Motorcycle to get accepted and help us get non-debt financial aid, we have sent out two applications- one to Northwest University and one to Warner Pacific. Neither one can we afford out of pocket (though we do have some savings), and with our commitment to stay debt-free to allow us to return to the mission field in the near future, we know that God will show us whether this is His will or a pipe dream.
We will keep you informed as we figure out this crazy life of ours- and please pray!
Steph
We have spent the past two months here in Denver doing many things- mostly preparing ourselves to return to the mission field with a really great counsellor and beginning our search and interviews of different field opportunities. We had considered Uganda with MVI and when that didn't seem to be the right fit for us, we began on the great quest of finding what was. That has led us to several different organizations- and we aren't done yet!
However, we have been very encouraged by our results. Seeing what else is out there has gotten us dreaming about what might be next. This much does seem to be true, through conversations with more than one organization it looks as though we are going to be pushing out our leaving marker once more. We are thinking (taking into mind the realistic dates set by some of the people we have talked to) that we won't be leaving until between the summer and fall of 2010. Yes, it seems like forever. No, in some ways we aren't thrilled- we want to set up a home and have our things on one continent and know what we are doing with our lives! But, we are seeing the benefit of waiting on the Lord's direction and, frankly, we don't feel like He's given it yet.
So, our plan has been to relay this news to our supporters and friends (all of you) later this month in a 'formal' newsletter, but allow me to jump to the gun. The whole waiting until the summer or fall of 2010 part didn't really sink in and hit us until early last week. We were sitting at the table at lunch and the conversation came up that 'if' we were in the States that long, what will be the best investment of our time. Mr. Motorcycle has been talking for some time about going back to school to get some formal Bible and missions training and it clicked with us that maybe this was our chance to try that route.
Believing that if this is God's will He will allow Mr. Motorcycle to get accepted and help us get non-debt financial aid, we have sent out two applications- one to Northwest University and one to Warner Pacific. Neither one can we afford out of pocket (though we do have some savings), and with our commitment to stay debt-free to allow us to return to the mission field in the near future, we know that God will show us whether this is His will or a pipe dream.
We will keep you informed as we figure out this crazy life of ours- and please pray!
Steph
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Hi Stephanie,
I will pray for you and Mike that God will open doors for you where He would have you be. Waiting is never easy but it is also part of God's plan, I am sure. So good to hear from you. Shannon left for school yesterday and the house seems so empty!
Gloria Storey
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