As our time wraps up here and we
get ready to go back to the ship I look back over the past 6 months and am
filled with thankfulness to God.
What started off as a trip home to have our baby, turned into more than
I could have ever imagined.
Reconnecting with friends, hanging out with my family, getting back
involved with my church, working on visa papers with Greg, and recently taking
part in a missions conference. All
of these events have enriched my life and blessed me beyond what I ever
deserve.
For all of you that didn’t know me
before I left for the ship, I love being home. I was the daughter that was never going to leave
Massachusetts. So when I left to go
to Mercy Ships everyone, including myself, was surprised. But I listened to His call and have not
regretted a single day. “The place
God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep
hunger meet.” --Frederick Buechner.
This is where God had called me and I found a deep joy and peace that I
had never felt before.
So this past May when God opened
the door for Greg and I came to the US, I was happy to come home and see people
and of course have Hailey but I was also very excited about getting back to
Africa. After having Hailey and seeing how wonderful it was to be around family
and friends especially as she grows up my heart started to change. With that realization, Greg and I
decided not to apply for additional visitor visas but to go ahead with the green
card. Our lawyer explained that
due to us being married for less than 2 years the process would require that we would not be able to leave the country
during that 2 year period.
Becca’s reaction in June: Ughh!
Becca’s reaction Now: Yipee!
Well God knew exactly what He was
doing when He let us come home last May.
We went ahead with the green card but asked for an exception that would
let us go back to Mercy Ships to finish our commitment with them and also say
good-bye to our ship family. Then
we’ll come back next summer to finish the rest of the 2-year green card
requirement. :o)
God truly knows what is best for us
even though we may not feel like He does or realize it yet. My recent bible study stems from the
verse “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed I have a
beautiful inheritance.” No matter
what we have gone through or are going through, both good and bad, God has a
purpose. As children of God some things
we will inherit while here on earth and the rest are being stored for us in
heaven. “Indeed I have a \beautiful
inheritance.”
Thank you God for your control over
our lives and that your thoughts and ways are always higher than our own. May we trust you more and obey you with
our whole lives.
