Thoughts ....

We met with our IMB consultant this morning. It looks like it might possibly be late 2011 or 2012 - maybe mid 2012 - before we are able to go anywhere with the IMB. He also told us that they are not sending as many missionaries to Latin America because the need there is not as great as in places like Asia. Wonder what that means for us? I certainly want all people to know the Lord and be saved from their sin; however, as I told Aaron, I just don't get the same "feeling" about Asian peoples as I do about Hispanic peoples. My heart skips a beat when I see or think about Hispanics - which only affirms the calling I believe God has for us. Maybe He will change my heart, but I believe whole-heartedly that He is the One who put Hispanic peoples on our hearts to begin with! I know that He has a plan and His plan will win out in the end!

As I have been thinking about our journey and how it seems to be quickly coming to an end here in Louisville (Aaron should graduate with his M.A. in Missiology in May 2011), I am feeling a little sad. We have made such great friends here! I somehow think it will be much harder to leave Louisville than it was to leave Easley to come here. We know that wherever we end up overseas that when we come home for visits, it will be to SC and less likely to Louisville. It saddens me to think that it may be years before we are able to see some of the friends we have made here. But for now, I know that I must not focus on that! I must "stop and smell the roses" that are here today and not focus on tomorrow! I need to enjoy the time that I am here and make memories to last forever!