Reflections...

     Today we had an exciting tea party. International wives of the seminary students all came together at the house of Karen Busenitz to share testimonies  around food and tea. 

     Yes, testimonies about what the Lord has done in our lives during our time here in Seminary.

     Well, I have to confess I had hard time putting my words together, and it didn't help that  only had a few minutes to share thus not allowing for detail. 

Returning home from the tea, my mind has been on looking back at what the Lord has done in our lives and the way He has blessed us. 

We keep a jar filed with all the blessings received so that if our memory fails us we can have paper reminding us of the great things the Lord has done. 

     Well, during the past year and a half so many things have happened, we have seen envelopes attached to the door with money inside, I started college, and the kids have started music. Our support went low and we found ourselves not knowing how we were to live on our income, much less how to pay for seminary  The Lord not only provided jobs but also provided scholarships and internships. And then, when we lost more support, we have to look back and be reminded that He took care of you in the past and will take care of us in the future also.

     One of my biggest blessing this year was to see my family here in the States. After 17 months without being able to hug family from overseas, I was able to have them all here in my house. Growing up I didn't really get many hugs or pats on the shoulder from my dad because of my faith. I was the disappointing child, who chose to be a missionary instead of following  a career. I was the embarrassing child who left the catholic church to follow a different "religion." Only a few years ago my dad actually told that he loved me. And since then every time we see each other we hug knowing that much of our time went lost and now we have only few years, and few moments left to say what wasn't said in the many before. That is why for me seeing my family was just a huge blessing. 

     While here my dad got a chance to hear the testimony of Joni Eareckson Tada and he was so impacted that he is reading her book right now. Could it be that the Lord may have brought my dad all the way to America to change my dad's heart? Even that is possible. What I am realizing as I think through everything, is that the Lord is not only changing us through seminary, but He is also changing and impacting the lives of the people around us.

So what I have been learning is that the Lord is amazing, and He is not only working in our lives growing us and making us more similar to Him every day, but He is also impacting the people around us in ways that we could never imagine!