Going home this past weekend was a blessing. I could spend the whole post raving about how great it was to reconnect with friends, see "my" kids, attend Cherrydale's missions conference, and visit with family.
I think the most awesome thing in it all, though, is how when being removed from a situation and then visiting you are able to see God at work in so many different ways.
I have had this privilege in small ways with friends in Indonesia that I met while I was serving there. These friends were in town and I was able to see them the Thursday before I left for home. I love getting their updates because when I was there I was able to see so much need and now I hear of so many ways that God has moved and worked in Indonesia. It is exciting to hear and to think that God may have used some of the prayers I prayed for the Indonesian people now in advancing his kingdom and changing lives.
At home this weekend, I had similar glimpses. I got to hear how God is at work among the Azerbaijani, but more than that I got to see how Cherrydale has grown in their heart for the Azerbaijani people. I got to connect with friends and just listening to their stories was able to hear clear evidence at how God is at work in their lives.
I don't love being away from friends and family. I miss them terribly at times. But I am delighted that God allows me these glimpses into their lives - to see how they have changed and grown, to see and hear how prayers I may have prayed months or years ago have been answered... and how he's allowed me to join in the work he is doing here and around the world.
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