Today is one of those days where I would give my left kidney
to be able to go home for a week or two. I don’t know why- it’s been a good
day. And I have a lot to look forward to on this sunny, beautiful Friday. It
has been a busy and long week, but a great one. I have been blessed with many
opportunities to serve our residents, I have gotten a lot accomplished, and I
have even met a few new amazing people. Yet today, I am homesick. It probably
has something to do with the fact that the longest I have been away from home
before was about 5-5 1/2 months. Yesterday marked my fifth month of being in
Lesotho. My mom reminded me that I am ‘almost halfway to coming home!’ That
didn’t help.
I know what I signed up for when I agreed to be a
missionary. That my funds would be much better stewarded if I put them towards
program supplies and health insurance, rather than a plane ticket home. I’m not
sorry that I have chosen to stay the full year before seeing my family and
friends again… but days like today certainly make my heart ache to hug my horse
and dog, go out to sushi with my best friends, and curl up next to my mom and
tell her about my day. Not to mention have a fishing date with my dad and a
sister night with Lisa. I just keep reminding myself that all of this missing
will make my time with them in December that much sweeter.
Please be praying for me, that the homesickness would ease
and that I will trust that God will equip me for these next 6 months. I know
that I have told a few people that I am fairly certain I will be back after
Christmas for at least a second year, if my finances permit it. Please pray
that the Lord makes his plan for me clear and that I trust in Him for financial
support and to get me through the homesickness that I am sure is still yet to
come :o) Thank you all for your continued prayers and encouragement, I
appreciate it more than you know!!
“In my distress I called to the Lord, and He
answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you
listened to my cry.”
~Jonah 2:2
Dearest Karin, What you are doing out there is beyond brave, and truly deserving of the title of a Christian! Time seems so long, but Im back him over a year now, and I'd give a kidney to be over there, strange how the grass is always greener. What an amazing adventure you are having there, serving those amazing people, but as we both know, adventures are not always fun. I know your heart aches for those you love, but try to rest in God and consider how His heart aches for those you are blessing and supporting and loving. Not many of us get the privilege to be so close to what God asks of everyone in this world, to bless others. For all that you are doing and all those you are missing, my prayer is that God would truly bless you. As you draw close to Him, He will draw close to you. Love love love. xxx
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