Our respect for people who serve for years on foreign soil and then re-integrate back to Canada is increasing rapidly. We had “the best” day with Stu and Lyn and their middle son Joey last Sunday. Went to church at the Penticton Vineyard with them in the morning, and then over to their place for lunch and the afternoon. They served in Brazil for 5 years, and have now been home for 6. They told us only this year are they really feeling like they are getting the rhythm of life here and they are starting to feel at home again in their church. It is quite a journey, moving from one country to another.
“Do you miss Brazil?”
“Only every day.”
Way to go, Stu and Lyn, for your faithfulness, perseverance and friendship. May God continue to bless you and your growing family in ways that surprise and amaze you!
This reminds me of some verses from Hebrews, Chapter 11.
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
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