Colorful leaves, pumpkin spice, sweaters, and everything fall...it's one of my favorite seasons. Yet, it's typically a busy season. Annual activities begin - school programs, church activities, and more. I wonder what our fall would look like if we lived in the U.S. Would the girls be in sports, dance, and youth group? Would we be picking apples one weekend and carving pumpkins the next?
There are many things that our family has sacrificed as we have chosen to live in Kenya and be full time missionaries. Our girls have a different education, and they have very limited opportunities at extra curricular activities. Although, they have the unique opportunity of having a world of experiences at such a young age. Through lives greatest victories and biggest challenges, the distance apart seems disproportionate. I go back and forth between the pros and the cons, but the reality remains the same. God has called us. What an honor to be called by a great God and to be used. We can be used here, and you can also be used right where you are. Our calling is different, but our good God is the same. Let us be willing to be used by Him, always...anywhere and anyhow.
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