The time has come…we have been looking forward to this time
of going home with excitement but, I (Amy) have also been a little anxious.
What will this time look like? Will we feel the distance that we have traveled
in the last six months? Will we feel the joy of coming home or the distance of
being out of everyone’s lives? How hard
is it going to be to come back? Will we have the strength to leave again? But,
now that the time is here…I am starting to already miss Peru.
The last few weeks God has been putting different verses
into my life that speak to the feelings I am having. He is speaking to me of
renewing my heart for the journey ahead. He tells me of the need to put all
trust in Him alone. He says to me that He will bless our time at home and give us
this time to strengthen our relationships with family and friends. When I am
worried about how to present and explain to everyone what we are doing and
experiencing here. God is saying that He will tell the story. He will speak
through our family.
But, also He has started showing me how He has built so many
wonderful relationships here also. In the past few months our home has become a
place that our neighbors are visiting and we are getting to learn from each
other. It is a place now that our brothers and sisters in Christ are coming to
rest on their journeys to and from home. It is a place that Carmen’s friends
are playing and laughing and just enjoying. It has hosted teams and held prayer
meetings. In other words; this has
become the Junglemaster Mission House. I am watching things come to fruition
that we worried we would never see. I am seeing that our mission here is (a
usual) not what we thought…but, better and more.
We are extremely excited to head home! I can’t wait for all
the hugs and tears of joy and conversations, and just being with everyone. Ok,
and let’s face it… I can’t wait to take a warm bath!! And, well, maybe eat a lot of food! But, God
is filling me with excitement for our return too. I know He isn’t done with us
here yet, or with the mission. I can’t
wait to see what He has up His sleeve!
God Bless from Peru and see you all soon…
Amy J
