Over and Over… He is Faithful!

God is too wise to be mistaken;

God is too good to be unkind;

So when you don’t understand,

When you don’t see His plan,

When you can’t trace His hand,

Trust His heart!

These words are from a song on a cd that was here for us when we returned home. Myra had sent it even before Liz died but it was so perfect for our raw emotional state when we returned. There is so much I still do not understand. At this time I can’t see God’s plan, so all I can do is trust His heart. It was extremely difficult to leave our dear family in Indiana and go so far away at a time when it seemed we needed our loved ones the most! I felt so bad to leave Virgil and the children and not be able to be there for and with them. One thing that Galen shared with us the day they left helped me come to grips a little with leaving and that  was the verse that talks about all things working for my good according to God’s purpose for me. And right now God’s purpose for me is to be here. Even if that makes the pain even harder to work through, it does bring us to God and makes us cling to Him for strength.

God was so good to us and everything worked out so well for our trip to Indiana and for the care of our children. Sarah flew down here on the 25th and we left the 26th. She came to stay with Dustin and Tania so that we could more comfortably leave them here. It was so wonderful to be able to leave and know that she was here with them. They loved having her here and spending that time together. It seemed so wrong to leave while Sarah was here but then when we returned God sent a snowstorm to IN so that she got to stay a day longer than planned. That gave us a little more time together, which was great! Thank you so much, Sarah, for sacrificing your time and money to help us!

The weekend of Feb. 13, Christina and Bethany Klassen’s parents and grandparents came down and brought a new generator for the home here. It was so exciting to see the old one being removed and some steady power taking it’s place. But the other side of their visit was not so exciting, as the girls then traveled home with their parents and terminated their term of service here. We wish them God’s blessings as they continue in His service at home.

Dustin’s 11th birthday was the 18th of Feb. so our family went to Tecate for supper. The boys hoped for some unicycle, park fun but then it rained. We found a new pizza place and actually had a sit down, delicious pizza supper! Then back home for cake and ice cream which is definitely a real treat here!

This last week was Orphan’s For Jesus week again so there were a few extra activities because of that. Then today the home went to join them at the campground for church services and lunch. Lorne was sick this morning and Gina and I also stayed home to take care of 3 babies since it was extra cold outside. The great excitement this morning was that when we got up, the ground was covered with snow! The boys even quickly made a snowman before it all melted.

I know it’s been too long since I wrote but it seemed there has been too much pain to sort through and no words to be able to share how we are doing. Continue to pray for us that our hearts would be renewed and that we’d have the emotional healing needed to carry on with our responsibilities here.