I've not written anything since coming back from our mission trip, mainly be UAE ive not been able to figure out how to put into words all that I've been feeling. I've been following several bloggers who traveled to the Phillippians with Compassion International. They managed to do what I've been unable to do. Here's the link to Emily Freeman's blog that I finally read this morning. I love this post. Take a few minutes and read it for yourself.
Here's my comment to her post and I think this sums up how I've been feeling.
Emily, I just returned on May 26th from spending 2 wks in Ethiopia on mission. I completely understand. I was not really prepared for the emotions and underlining sadness I felt for the first 2 wks home. I struggle now with wanting to remember those precious days and yet knowing that when I go back there I also take on that sadness again. I'm so grateful for the gifts that God has given us. We are blessed but then I remember that the people who touched my life in Ethiopia considered themselves blessed not because of their material things but because of their eternal home with their Saviour Jesus Christ. That much we have in common.
