Looking back and looking forward

And just like that 2010 has become 2011.

This past year has been incredible.  We have been through ups and downs…I even think we went sideways a few times, but we managed to make it here to the new year stronger because of our topsy turvy life.  God has been incredibly faithful through this season of transition and even if things did not go the way we wanted…we praised Him anyway.

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2010 was a year of discovery.  Discovering God’s calling.  Discovering God’s purpose for the nations.  Discovering what it means to live out our lives fully surrendered to this man a lot of us claim to follow…Jesus.  Discovering that our answer to the call of going to the nations does not just affect us…but everyone around us…family, friends, co-workers.  Discovering that reading 50 books during MTS was, to say the least, difficult…but also, that the issues and topics of those books still find there way into so many conversations…tools in the tool belt…thanks Grant.  Discovering that there is no easy way to get through a difficult and emotional loss of a baby.  Discovering how to question God and lament to Him during times of uncertainty and confusion while still praising Him for being our creator.  Discovering a new country, city, culture, and language.  Discovering what it means to be a learner first and then a doer (still discovering that one).  We also discovered that our God is a God of redemption and that he wants to redeem us, redeem the Thai people, and redeem the nations back to himself.  But, to do that, He chose us to be His agents of change…and that is a question we all need to ask ourselves…What is my call to take Christ’s love to this world that is hungry for something…How can I be an agent of change by allowing God to use me for His Kingdom?

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