waiting...

I made it back safely! I was going crazy on the flight back. For some reason I couldn't sleep. Let's hear it for being up for almost 48 hours straight!

It's been a good day back thus far. Two girls were saved tonight! I'm so excited to see what He's going to do this last half of the year. He's always working and I'm just glad I'm experiencing it firsthand.

It's not as bitter cold as when I left, but it's still chilly.

I titled this post "waiting" because that's where I am. I came back to China with more questions circling me than when I left. I'm most assuredly in a place of waiting in many areas of my life. I'm waiting to see if I should stay in China another year, if I'll be in Africa somewhat soon, etc. There's a verse that says, "Wait on the L-rd...and He will strengthen your heart." (Psalm 27:14) I have a bad attitude about waiting some days, but I enjoy being strengthened at the same time. What an amazing time. The journey to what He's preparing is indeed worth it. I can only think of His love when I think of this waiting period. He's being patient with me, teaching me lessons to prepare me for what He has in store for me. I love that in His sovereignty He allows me to learn the lessons instead of giving me what I want...or worse, what I deserve. I love that He is a G-d we can trust wholeheartedly, without reservation, without doubt.

"let not thy heart be hasty...better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof, and the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit"