Sick and Tired

Well, quite a lot has happened that we have not had the chance to write about. A few weeks ago, Misty was sick with a nasty cold while Aaron was physically tired since he was busy taking care of a group of 20 in the guesthouse by himself. After that, we were both a little homesick. Misty was especially worried about her mom and disappointed about missing her younger brother’s graduation as a soldier from the Army. While we both like being here and really love the people that we have met, we were a little anxious to go home. Misty wants to be there to help her family and spend time with her mom whose cancer, we’ve just recently found out, has spread. This has troubled Misty making her feel helpless and far away.

The Lord has been faithful to us though and has brought us both comfort. The packages, letters, and emails that we have received from family, friends, and our Church (GracePoint Community) have been so uplifting to us. It is encouraging to know that we have many who care for us and remember us in prayer. We are sure that is has also been your prayers that have helped us through these more difficult times. We have also been attending a Bible study with other ex-patriots (foreigners) and have been studying Psalms. It has been great to be part of a small group like this. We are both more at peace now with the situation and where God has us, but for a while there, we had a song stuck in our heads while we were missing home. This song might be familiar to you especially if you have ever watched “Jaws.” The first few words to the song are “Show me the way to go home. I’m tired and I want to go to bed.” That is all we knew of this song but it seemed to sum up exactly what we were feeling.

We are not as homesick anymore but our time at Bethlehem Bible College will be coming to an end shortly and we will be back in Texas with our families by April 9th. While we are saddened at the reality of leaving our new friends here who we have grown to love, we are eager to see our old friends and family back home. We aren’t sure what God has in mind for us when we return, but we are diligently seeking His direction for our lives.

During the past few weeks, we have had many experiences, despite being ill, tired, and homesick. A couple big instances come to mind…we have visited a Messianic Jewish congregation, the city of Hebron, and a friend of ours has been arrested and is the face of a legal battle for many Palestinians. We will do our best to catch you up in our next few blogs.