We’ve been in the states for a few weeks now reconnecting with family, participating in wedding festivites for a family member, meeting some of you (in groups and individually), and have already been sharing at a number of presentations!

It’s been a full time so far and so good overall, but also a bit surreal as we get weekly messages from our team as they pack up the office / homes ahead of us and scatter for the summer to their own home areas. Connecting with people here, coordinating zoom calls spread across several time zones about new visa unknowns, and trying to fundraise and plan for this next season, it does at times feel as though our life is stretched between worlds.

This is the life of any global worker, I think. There is always one foot in two (or more) seemingly disconnected worlds, strung together by our love, relationships, and lived life in each place. Rarely do these worlds meet, and that always leaves it hard to explain to others. But we “hold all these things and treasure them all in our hearts.” They are part of our experience – and each uncertainty, change, and goodbye changes us (hopefully) into deeper, richer, and more curious people – always looking for God’s hand at work in us and the people around us.

FUNDRAISING UPDATE:

We could also use your prayers as we fundraise! We’re about 1/2 way to meeting our financial needs before we leave, but still need additional ongoing monthly or annual support committments this summer. Thanks so much to those of you who have already generously increased your support and joined us for the first time! We are grateful and humbled to partner together in this Kingdom work.