Breathing...So this is what it's like

It's Monday afternoon and today has been the first day that I've actually felt rested and able to breathe since last Thursday. The Salvation Army held a conference this past weekend and I helped in the kid's venue. I think that I forgot to let those for whom I was working know that kids aren't really my forte. I don't have a hard time dealing with them but they suck all of the life out of me faster than air can escape from a balloon. So, eating lunch yesterday after it was all over was a relief.

Today I'm where I love to be - in my element. This week is Service Corps Orientation and there are 14 young adults with me here at camp who are excited about going onto the mission field. It's so exciting watching them learn and grow and come alive and then go. What's even cooler is that in 6 weeks I'll get to pick them up from the airport and hear their stories. That's the best part - seeing how they grew.

Best part of my weekend I think though was when Rosa an officer with whom my Service Corps spent a week in the Algarve of Portugal showed up in the Kids venue to say hello. She remembered me, had talked to my mom and wanted to come say hello. You know what she let me know? Our team is still making an impact. They're choosing to work in teams in Portugal for ministry instead of alone. She said we taught them that. Go figure. Something that I thought had failed so miserably was actually used by God. He's so faithful even when we're not. I can't believe that I still have connections there from a time so long ago and a place that I couldn't understand why God had sent me. This story just keeps getting better.

Breathing this morning was lovely. Walking around camp and just taking in the beauty of God's creation. Talking to him about some things that I'm not quite certain about in my future and Marty's. Trust is so hard sometimes when He doesn't give all the pieces to the puzzle. It was nice though just talking with him in a way I hadn't in a long time.

It's cool to know that God's telling both Marty and I right now that we can't dream big enough. That's pretty cool. We'll see what happens. I love the fact that he gave us both the same Scripture verse within a week of each other. His love is so amazing.

Sorry it's been so long since an update. Hopefully they'll come more frequently from now on - until the next busy season of course.

Love one another,
Joy