Today Chris and I were talking about our desire to sell our house soon... what a blessing that would be to see another family eager to enjoy our home and for us to remove the burden of a mortgage payment. We've had four showings over the weekend, despite it being Easter, and are hopeful that someone will make us an offer soon. I was thinking about how empty our house is at this point- an air mattress, a couple book shelves, a TV, a chair and a giant bean bag are all the "furniture" that we have. Oddly enough, after five months we rarely even notice how empty the house is... we sometimes miss sitting at a table for meals or relaxing on the couch in the evenings, but the emptiness doesn't bother us. That got me thinking how that is true of so many hearts in Europe. How many people's hearts sit empty, unfilled and unchanged by the love of Christ and they don't even notice the emptiness? Not that there aren't wonderfully compassionate and caring hearts in Europe-- there are, just many that don't realize how much fuller their lives would be with Christ.
As we anticipate the life that is ahead of us in Belgium, we are excited to share the fullness and freedom that salvation in Christ brings us. We are excited to demonstrate a life that is filled with faith and a desire to serve God because of that faith. Please pray with us this week, for the opportunity to sell our house, but more importantly pray for the hearts of those in Belgium, pray that they will experience their emptiness in such a way that they know only God can fill it. Pray that God will use the members of the UWM team that are already there and for others to join us in support of this work that God has called us to.
"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10
I'm still praying for you guys in this endeavor! What a perfect example with the emptiness!
ReplyDeleteBe encouraged! I don't know if you know about the Goens, but they're also in the same process. Check out this post called "As in waffles??!" http://blog.theupstreamcollective.org/2010/03/29/as-in-waffles/
ReplyDeleteI clicked on your blog via a comment over at Missionary Confidential. I wanted to let you know that I added you to my reader because you are just one step ahead of my husband (also Chris!) and I, who are on a very similar journey to Spain. We just passed our oral doctrinal exam and will be pre-field by August of this year.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you as you raise money and prepare to move!