Kim here. It’s my turn
to give an update. Darlene has been focused in her role as a sexual integrity
and relational health workshop presenter for Jr. High and Hi School students in
the area. She loves it but it is a lot of work. Plus, during our past moves,
she carried the lion’s share of the moving, so it’s my turn to carry the heavy
end on this one. All this packing and
organizing are creating a longing for our heavenly home. We live in shacks made
of wood and stucco. I am thankful for them, but no matter how beautiful, I wasn't made for wood and stucco. I was made
for streets paved with gold and accommodations that took thousands of years to
perfect. Below is a picture Jordan drew that outlines what he imagined his heavenly
home to look like. I think it’s even better than what he thought or imagined.
In the last blog,
Darlene said that simplifying was good, very good. I agree. The more you have, the more things
break. I am sooo looking forward to simple and no mortgage.
I am also looking
forward to the summer, not because of the warmth and the sun, but because we
are setting aside July and August for something very special. In the parable of
the sower, Jesus talks about what keeps the seed of the word from being
fruitful. One is the seed falling among the thorns – which describes the
believer as (Luke 8:14), “choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and brings no fruit to maturity.” I feel
that some days. I don’t walk around in a state of anxiety, but: its bills, and
clients, home repairs, and “did I remember to renew the insurance on the car?”,
and since we hadn't worked in 14 months – do we trust God to carry us through?
and the grass is getting long, but the mower is out of gas, and … you know what
I am talking about. All the stuff of life can distract us from being the soil
that allows the seed from bearing a 100 fold harvest. Back to July and August –
we are setting them aside to focus on Jesus. It’s not meant as a vacation, but
a time to set aside distractions and pray, read, walk, sing, fix our eyes on
Jesus, hear what He has to say, and do what He says. We are going to Victoria
for two months to sit at Jesus’ feet and do what He says. Why Victoria? We've got some friends there that want to do the same thing. We know that we will be
sent to the streets to heal the sick and preach the gospel to the poor. If
you want to read more about my thoughts on this, below is a link for an article
I wrote for the new JGLM Magazine:
As we prepare for the
summer, we are excited to have the men coming home from Saskatchewan on May 4th
to help us move. It is so good to be together.
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