A little Rest

Sometimes a little rest goes an awful long way.

After a week of slaving over VBS, walking my feet off, and helping cook for a short-term team of 85, I have been absolutely exhausted. On top of it all, my allergies have been killing me. Today, though, Kevin gave us an off-day... rest is a beautiful thing. I slept in, played some card games, and went hiking in Cuyahoga National Park. I am thankful for the time to relax.

Tomorrow, my team (Daniel, Chris, and I) meets with Ben Currie (our church-planter) to go over the survey and hopefully finally get to begin the research we've been training for. Although we've been involved in mission work and outreach, the actual church planting research process has been very stop-and-go. Once again, I've been reminded that God's timing is radically different from my own. Praise God that He is in control!

In other news, some of my best friends from NGU have reached their places of service for the summer. I now know people serving Christ in Israel, West Africa, Mexico, Ireland, Southeast Asia. Please keep all of us in your prayers. Especially pray for boldness. If we are to do God's work, willingness to speak/obey is imperative. It always has been. And so it always will be.