SO, yes we are super busy with life, work, and planning.
Its been hard to blog due to time and feeling that there is nothing to report more than what we have been saying about Cameroon.
I do have a bit of progress to state on however;
We spent this evening planned to stuff envelopes and the such for our prayer letters. However, we spent most of it re-writing and re-designing. Most of this is due to my (Leah) lack of helping my husband, only later to come in with an opinion.
When we first found out that we were going, it was like getting engaged all over again. Now its like being engaged again. Paperwork, details, meeting, and trying to find that couple time. But the one difference is lack of having a date, now I know some couples have this problem, but Mark and I got married in 6 short months, so this is new to me and to us.
It's hard to imagine, what it will be like to live there, be with some incredible life changing people, struggle with language. I imagine it a bit like Spring Arbor, you can choose to live in the bubble with all the missionaries or you can strike out and learn your community.
I still try to think about it, to understand that yes we are going, sometimes it feels like its still too far away, and we won't get it done.
Through this process, I won't feel there yet till we have plane tickets.
Going to Africa so soon has changed my view on life in funny ways. I start cleaning and ended up with a bag of things to give to friends or someone who would enjoy it, just seems silly to keep it, packet up to sit in storage for 2 years or longer.
I tell my husband, when I see houses that I like my first thought is how easy it would be to move in and out of them. I want to know why someone would live somewhere that is so obviously inconvenient to move into or out of. Result of moving too much and having no concept of living somewhere for a whole lifetime.
I like to have some divine thought to share, but its late, I'm weary and to be honest I have struggled to have enough quite still time to hear from the Lord. In the last 2 or 3 weeks, its like Saturday is the only free day sometimes, and I can't get my brain to stop thinking productive thoughts except when it comes to mind-numbing stopping. I really need to be able think without it needing to be productive?! spiritual thinking, reflection?
please pray for this time that is so needed and vital for both of us.
Remember we are Beloved Children of Christ,
Leah
