Homesickness!

I've been thinking for a few days now about what to write on this blog, and I finally decided to just be true to my thoughts and my heart at the moment. We have little more than a month left before we leave to go back to the US. A little more than a month before we can understand everything that is said, know everything we eat, and have schedules that are stuck to and are rarely changed. A little over a month before we are back with our family and friends whom we have missed so much. I've been away from home for long periods of time before, and have not been able to speak to my family very much before as well, so I have been surprised at the amount of homesickness that I've been feeling.

However, everytime I start to get down, I am always reminded of what Jesus said about following Him. "I have no place to rest my head, do not wait until your affairs are in order, expect hospitality from those you meet along the way," etc. This has really challenged my thinking about where "home" really is. For those of us who are saved, home is Heaven, and because we are doing work that has eternal significance, our home is wherever there is work to be done. It is important to have confidence in your calling, and to know that wherever you are called is where you are supposed to be. I am so thankful that God has a plan, and I can have confidence in this no matter how I am feeling.

by Deirdre Mc Cord