We officially head back in just 3 days!! We are super excited to get back to "work" if you can really call it that. And I mean that we love what we do in the Dominican. Loving on people, sharing Christ's love, playing with children, and pouring into the coaches and our staff while living on an island... who wouldn't want to do this?! :)
Throughout our time in the DR and in preparation to head back, we have been asked many times why we do this and why we live there. Ultimately the answer to this is simple... if we don't, who will? If we don't go to pour into these people and show Christ's love, how will they know the Truth? And yes, there are always "other missionaries" and "other people", but if we all wait for the "others" to do it, then in the end no one actually goes because we are all relying on someone else to do it. (And believe me, I am most often in that "other" boat. Someone else can help that homeless person, someone else will help with that flat tire, someone else will donate to the organization, someone else...)
These past several days have been full of excitement as we prepare to head back with a sense of renewed energy to go and work for God. In fact, we have been jammin' - yes I went there- to some new tunes of which Dara Maclean's "Set My People Free" is my favorite. And just give it a bit to ramp up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQha27i1uf8 I put it on super loud and feel like a sports team ramping up for a big game swaying and yelling and just being gruff. And the lyrics are simple and demanding and perfect. I have actually decided it's my new theme song!! (like that song that fires you up and gives you the desire to find a punching bag)
So are we ready to head back? Yes, because I am pumped up and ready to work and pour into our Dominican brothers and sisters. Yes, because I am ready to grow as I know God will test us and push us beyond our comfort zone. (And yes, because I want to show off our newest addition and be with our Dominican family!)
Matthew 28:19
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