A look back

As I think back over our first 2 years overseas, many things come to mind. We have learned so much! A lesson that we keep learning over and over is that God is ALWAYS Faithful. He has brought us through so much and drawn us closer to himself and closer to each other. Our family has grown in number and has grown closer to each other and to God. How thankful I am for all that He has done.
Not that it has been easy! This is the 5th house that Abram has lived in, in his short 8 months of life! Crazy to think how many times we have moved in the last two years. He keeps reminding me like it says in 1 Peter 1 that we are aliens. This is not our home, our home is with Him in eternity! I love my house here and was very anxious to return, but I will never feel completely at home here. I will never completely understand the language or the culture, it isn't my own. Also after being home in America for a couple of months, I realized how much I have changed and that wasn't really home. (of course family is family and I loved being with them!!!!) But as far as being settled there, we really weren't. Jordan defiantly wasn't home! So where is home??? I think Peter understood this when he called us aliens, we will really never be home until we are with the Father! And that is okay, I like having my house and my schedule and some security of the future, but really I learned the last year that if all of that goes away, I can still trust Him. He is faithful in every detail and He will provide all that I need and all that my children need.
Another thing that we have learned is that He is at work. It is a privilege to serve Him, but He is God almighty and He does not need me. Whether or not we are here, He will continue to work and His will, will be done. What a great comfort to know that He loves these people more then I ever could and His Spirit will continue to draw them; and Revelations tells us that people from this nation and tribe will be standing around His thrown.

Just a few lessons that really stuck out over the last year.