Well, it's been awhile since I've written, but there really hasn't been much to say as we've just seemed to be in a season of waiting and prayer. But...yesterday we finally got the promised phone call to meet with the rest of the board from Orant. We have one week to amp up our prayers! We'll be meeting next Thursday evening. Specifically, we are praying: 1) that God will give us clarity and unity for whatever His purpose is for us in Malawi, or wherever He would have us, and 2) for spiritual refreshment and submission- the quote posted below hit me pretty hard this morning: "...If obedience costs you your life, then pay it." - I know I would unquestionably die for Christ, but do I live like I'm dying for Him? Am I willing to "pay" with my life, day after day? Obedience: that is the slow, torturous death that I so fear. My way is "Just make it quick, Lord!" His way, this holiness process, is more like being put on the rack and stretched, day after day after day, much more than is comfortable. It's hard; it's exhausting. It is revealing and humiliating. It is frightening to see how little my human self has changed, yet comforting and encouraging to see that it is only Christ that is good and Who can do good in me. I'm sorry for rambling but maybe it will give you a little insight into what God is working in us and how best to pray.
