Over the past
little while, we started feeling something we didn’t expect — we felt like we
should go serve again.
This will be our
third foreign mission, and honestly, we thought that part of our life might be
behind us. But the feeling kept coming back, and the more we paid attention to
it, the more it felt like something we weren’t supposed to ignore.
The need right now
feels very real and immediate, and that played a big role in our decision to
apply again.
From our past
missions, we’ve learned that this kind of service stretches you in ways that
are not always easy — but it also changes you in the best ways. We’ve seen how
even simple efforts can make a real difference for someone, whether that’s
easing a burden, helping meet a need, or just letting someone know they’re not
forgotten.
Those experiences
stayed with us. And over time, it became clear to us that we weren’t finished
yet.
We’ve now been
assigned to serve for 18 months in the Ukraine/Moldova Mission in a
humanitarian role. We feel grateful for the opportunity, but also very aware
that this isn’t something we do on our own.
Each mission we’ve
served has taught us something different — how to listen better, how to be more
patient, and how to trust the Lord more fully. Looking back, we can see how
those experiences have prepared us for this next step, even if we didn’t
realize it at the time.
There’s a thought that has come to mind often:
“Whom the Lord
calls, the Lord qualifies.”
We don’t feel like
we have everything figured out, but we do feel willing — and that feels like
the right place to start.
As we get ready to
go, we 've also realized that a lot of people have the same question we did at first:
What does this kind of mission actually look like day to day?
That's something we're still learning ourselves - but I'll try to explain what we understand so far next time.
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