A Little Weary
We’ve been feeling a bit weary as we get close to the end of our orientation. With so much good information to process through, we’re feeling the need to just take a step back and let it all sink in. It has been such a unique experience to be around so many people who have hearts for different parts of the world.
Our typical days have started out with a praise and worship session with the people who are soon to be joining Christar. Next we have a couple of sessions followed by a break (which is filled with coffee and many good eats) after which are a couple more sessions before lunch. Lunch is usually a longer break (which I’m on right now) to eat and just relax. The afternoon is filled with more sessions through until dinner at 5:30 each night. Our sessions have been about all sorts of topics from church planting, to health issues, to learning how to be biblical leaders and followers, to personality styles. Thankfully we have a lot of our notes downloaded from the internet and so we don’t have to worry about toting around a large binder full of notes.
Orientation will end tomorrow night with a banquet and then we are heading back to Colby’s family this weekend to spend some time with his sisters and niece and nephew. It’s so nice to have a change of pace every once in a while and we have really appreciated that this past week. With that in mind, both Colby and I are looking forward to being able to settle down long-term in Japan and have a bit more consistency and stability in our lives. We’re not sure if being career travelers is a good thing for us – so much packing and moving!
Please pray for Colby and I these next few days that God would enable us to process through all that we’re learning here. May we truly be able to apply these concepts and principles to our lives.