February 5, 2015. Madison, GA. Moving on

When we started our journey fourteen months ago, we seemed to move fairly often. Looking back, we did stay places for a few weeks or even a month, but we did a lot of one-or-two nighters and then moved on. We were into our Ministry of Miles regimen and not even thinking of volunteering in exchange for a free RV slot. In Arkansas, the whole emphasis changed and with only a few moves to have repairs done on our motor home, we stayed at The Great Passion Play for six-and-half months, spent one night in transit to Madison, GA and have been at Source of Light Ministries for the past three months. We don't have southern accents yet, but we do understand Arkansan and Georgian twangs and drawls and get a kick out of some of the expressions used to get a point across. But, our time at SLMI is winding down and in 9 days we will be moving on for a two week stay at Mayport Naval Station, Florida where we spent part of last winter and then on to NAS Jax where we spent three weeks in January, 2014. We are looking forward to visiting Phil, Sharon and Marcey, having a little more free time, being able to sleep in and take a short vacation from the volunteer mode of the past 9+ months.
Like many times in the past we have gotten involved in volunteer ministry only to find that we are so involved that we forget that sometimes we are supposed to be still, rest in the grace of our God and not be in constant motion, but move on to a quieter, more intimate place where we can be alone with Jesus, lean on Him for the burdens which weigh us down and cause us to lose some of the joy of being His follower and His disciple. While it's okay to be worn out in the service of our Lord, it's also okay to find rest, peace and contentment in all He has done for us and the hope we rely on for our future. The people here want to know when they can expect us back. God will reveal the answer to us and to them, in His time. We have had a great stay, been welcomed in people's homes, a number of churches and in the Mission where we have worked. It has been a great journey, God has blessed us with so much and such good experiences and relationships. God is Good, and we thank Him for the life He has called us to and the cloud He has moved or not moved, as He determines.


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