Well, here we are again....the night before we head back to Vietnam, and I am so amped up I don't know how I'll get to sleep tonight! I feel like I'm a six year old knowing that later on this evening, Santa will be plunging down my chimney with gobs of stuff that I've been waiting so patiently for. The crazy thing is though, I'm an almost 40 year old husband and father about to jump on a plane for nearly 20 hours and leave the comfort of my own home.
It has only been 4 months since we last returned from Vietnam, but for some reason it feels like it has been forever. When I think about how He has orchestrated this "beautiful wrecking" of life as I know it, it blows my mind. Only He can devise a plan that works in so many directions, across so many miles, and in so many hearts. I become excitedly nervous when I think of being back at the orphanage with those kids. My heart literally aches when I think of being able to give Tram a huge bear hug again. In a weird way, I feel that we are visiting home.
We have a team of 11 believers going on this trip, most of which I know personally, and others that I know will be like family by the end of next week. I could sit here and go into how WE have been affected and what has happened to OUR hearts, but it's not our story...it's HIS. It is His story about His unending grace, His unmeasurable love, and His amazing sovereignty. He is writing it all, and I, only by His grace, get to be a part of this chapter of it.
I truly believe that one of the reasons we love going so much is that He is undeniably present among the orphaned, the hungry, the sick, the disabled, and the lost. There is absolutely nothing like being used by Him in ways that is not "of me". The truth is, we bring nothing to this except for obedience and a willingness that only stems from a grateful heart. Gratitude for a salvation that stems from a love like no other and gratitude for a fullness of life that can only be found in Him.
I can not wait to see what He has in store for this trip, the people going, and the people we will come in contact with. Thank you to each of you that have prayed with us and for us. Thank you to those who have supported us financially and with unending encouragement. Thank you to those who have felt our pain of being away from Vietnam. Thank you to those that have listened to us babble on and on about Tram and the other orphans. Most of all....thank you to an amazing Savior who allows us broken people to be involved with His perfect plan!!!
All for Him,
Kevin
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