home for a season

We are "home" for what we call stateside assignment. We are immersed in western ways of living. The fall of the year is an especially active season for missions conferences, so I (and sometimes my wife and daughter) will be on the road a lot. Actually, we have been here for a while undergoing reverse cultural stress, submitting to medical evaluations, going through personal stuff, spending time with family/friends, speaking at churches, enjoying our home church and staying in touch with our partners back on the field.

We will go to a church in North Carolina this week for their annual missions conference. This is one we don't know, so we will meet all new people. We will go directly to Virginia the following week for our debriefing. Then our fall schedule continues in various places... Oklahoma, Georgia, but mainly in Tennessee. We have a full schedule but have also blocked out time for family. We took a vacation in the mountains last week. I will go fly fishing later this month with some old friends. I have played golf a few times with my Dad. We look forward to the holidays with family. So, we are enjoying our time here... But...

We feel strange whenever we come back "home". A part of us remains with brothers and sisters in Christ on the other side of the planet. A part of us stays here when we return to the field. We don't feel totally comfortable in any place. I guess that is a good thing... since the world is not supposed to be our real home.

Pray for a team from our home church going in our place this week. It feels very strange to be here while they are there, taking their first solo trip. You can keep up with them at: Connect & Relate

Please remember us as we get refreshed, retooled, and refocused for whatever God has planned for us next.