“The act or process of restoring or returning someone or something to the country of origin, allegiance or citizenship.”
A word that wasn’t even in our vocabulary a few months ago; and yet, it has now become a part of our story forever.
We’ve officially been repatriated.
Read MoreNo matter what part of the world you find yourself in, I’m willing to bet these past few weeks have looked different than you thought they would. For all of us, it seems, our lives have changed so drastically in such a short amount of time. It’s hard to wrap our minds around it.
Read MoreImagine this - you get sick with COVID-19. But you are poor. seriously poor.
You make about $10/day. And that’s only when you can go out and work - cleaning someone’s house, selling food or second-hand clothes on the street, or driving through a ride-sharing app. If you don’t go out, you don’t make money to feed your family. So, you’ve been going out. You’ve had no choice. That’s why you’re sick.
Read MoreGenesis 12:1-3 says “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Read MoreAs I’m sitting here on my couch soaking up the warm November sun while my entire family is napping at 3:30 in the afternoon on a Saturday, I am reflecting on the fact that God is so good.
He just is.
He called Jordan and me to Africa many years ago, and as I think about how we’ve already made this move once, back in 2010 when we left our jobs, our apartment, the beach and our friends and family to move to Tanzania before Moses or Zuri ever joined our family, I’m reminded that He is in control.
Read MoreWhen people are really passionate about something, they don’t generally keep it to themselves. Sports fans wear jerseys. People put bumper stickers on their cars. Others bring up politics wherever they go–birthday parties, weddings, funerals, etc. Social media exists, and the masses use it. Clearly, human beings are wired to express our love for the things we love. Some more so than others. As C.S. Lewis pointed out, our praise completes our joy - we haven’t fully enjoyed something until we’ve told others about it and have invited them into it. There are exceptions, of course, but the majority of the time we want others to care about the things we care about. And, though we’re reluctant to admit it, we’re saddened (or outraged) when they don’t.
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