Missionaries are often put up on pedastals, but we are just real people with struggles and problems too. I wanted to take a blog to share some of those so that you don’t get the idea that we are perfect, and so you can pray for us. Lately Ben and I have been getting stressed out about: finances, the school we are running, how to raise Cassie, and what to eat for dinner :).
We’ve been travelling non-stop since July and we can tell that is making us more sensitive and more argumentative than usual. It is amazing how life’s circumstances can affect all areas, like relationships. Also, Cassie and I are both sick with colds, and my neck has been tight and sore for days now. And so, overall, it has been hard to keep a positive attitude.
Thankfully I have a refuge I can run to. I can identify with David when he writes Psalms 18:28-33
It is you who light my lamp;the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
By you I can crush a troop,and by my God I can leap over a wall.This Godhis way is perfect;the promise of the Lord proves true;he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.For who is God except the Lord?And who is a rock besides our God?the God who girded me with strength,and made my way safe.He made my feet like the feet of a deer,and set me secure on the heights.
Thank you to everyone who prays for us. We know that God hears and answers. Life isn’t always this perfect bowl of roses, but God is faithful to help us endure. Thanks for listening (or reading!)
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