It's exactly 24 hours until we fly out of Pittsburgh to Chicago, then to Seoul, South Korea. It's weird that the time is actually here. We've had this in the works for about a year and a half, so it's always been that cool thing that's always in the distant future. But now it's here.
I hate to admit that I'm a bit of a procrastinator. In high school and college I would put off assignments until the last possible moment and then stay up all night doing them. Well, I guess I've made procrastinators of my whole family now, because we've waited until the last days to get sick. Jess got shingles on New Years, I've got a lingering cold and sore throat (doesn't seem like much, but try flying overseas with one - sinus pressure!), and we took Micaiah to the doctor yesterday for a routine check-up and found out that she has severe eczema (we suspected), an ear infection, and possibly the start of chicken pox! Now, I'm not usually one to blame the spiritual world for physical circumstances, but it seems like more than a coincidence that all this has come down in the last minute. When Jess went to the ER for her shingles, she got prescribed a medicine. My mom went to pick it up at Walmart for us, and told someone in line for the pharmacist our situation. This was the woman's reply: "Well, they must be doing something right because the devil sure doesn't want them doing it."
God's given us a lot of affirmation along this journey toward missions. I just think it's neat that we can find affirmation in sickness. We have a lot of people praying for us, and if you're one of them, then thank you. We get on a plane in exactly 24 hours- don't pray that these sicknesses go away. That's right, don't pray them away... pray that God will work through them to bring glory to Himself. We're so thankful that He has led us into this life. We're so thankful that He led you to this blog, even. Keep praying, prayer warriors- you're right here with us. Love you guys!
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