Friends Departing

Leroy and Erin left yes­ter­day to go to Namibia, Africa. They will be there for 2 years, and they have a long term goal to end up in Iraq. Aaron and Sta­cia are about are mov­ing to Utah next month, because Aaron took a job down there (by the way, Stacia’s preg­nant!). This is impor­tant, because Aaron will be in a strate­gic posi­tion to fur­ther his Mor­mon min­istry. Bobby Fleck told me he’s decided to go to Turkey next sum­mer and will hope­fully take his girl­friend. I’ve gone to Apex the last two weeks, and I have seen the won­der­ful things they are doing there with chal­leng­ing the con­gre­ga­tion to focus on the nations.

I am so encour­aged to see my bretheren take the call from God seri­ously and man­i­fest it in their lives. I love each of them so much, and I am sad but my ela­tion greatly super­sedes any earthly fear and reser­va­tion I have. This must be what its like when I tell my par­ents I would like to be in the Mid­dle East. I praise God on this day for the won­der­ful things He is doing, in spite of humans, to make Him­self known. To see Him grab a hold of fol­low­ers of Him has been an incred­i­ble expe­ri­ence. I hope and pray for the same.

And He said to another, “Fol­low Me.” But he said, “Lord, per­mit me first to go and bury my father.” But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and pro­claim every­where the king­dom of God.“
Luke 9:59–60