Purpose Asia

     Many people ask me what a normal day looks like for me as I'm preparing to go to Papua New Guinea in January. I can't help but smile and inwardly chuckle when people ask me this question. What don't  I do?  I ask myself before I respond. Today for example, I started my day with prayer for the work at hand. After that I had a skype meeting with my supervisor and we talked about the direction for the next week and the tasks at hand. Then, I turned my attention to a stack of newsletters that needed to be mailed to some of my partners. After an hour or so of jotting notes to some of my partners on the backs of prayer cards and addressing envelopes I sealed the last one and put it down with satisfaction. Now what? Oh yes. I remembered that I needed to text a few people that wanted me to confirm appointments with them for this week. My fingers moved methodically over the tiny letters as I coordinated times and dates and tried to hold all of the information ...

“ 20  I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 I settle myself in front of the computer and my fingers hover over the keys, what do I have to share with my partner family this week? I ask myself. Thoughts swirl through my head as the to-do list for preparation marches before my mind’s eye. I have been home from North Carolina for 3 weeks now. The first 2 I worked like crazy meeting with people, working my job and trying to get my head on straight after a month away. This week however, was the first week I’ve really had of decreased work ours to allow me to focus on ministry work, and let me tell you, the transition is significant. You never realize how wrapped up you become in whatever task takes the majority of your time. God’s been speaking to me about this the last couple of mo...