We had a visitor come by today. He squeezed through between two little bars where the water drains out.
The kids named him Tiny since he can fit through the smallest spaces.
After chasing him around,probably scaring the poor, little guy, they finally caught him! They gave him some love and calmed him down, then we walked him to the gate. The guards made some comment about “Happy Christmas!” They were probably thinking of Christmas dinner…my kids were thinking of a pet for Christmas! One of the guards reunited the little one with his mommy who had been crying for him.
Sometimes it is hard to know what to share as a missionary wife. There really are so many blessings when following the Lord! We get to see so many neat and interesting things, but the mission field can also hold many difficulties. Every day living becomes much harder.
Many missionary wives face loneliness as they try to break through the cultural barriers. They struggle with loss of freedom to go to the store or other places. We cannot leave our gate unless one of the pastors is with us. For our protection, we are sheltered…but it is all in how you allow yourself to look at it. Sometimes you can feel like a prisoner in your own home.
When a missionary wife shares hardships she wonders if it will be taken as complaining, or just sharing the realities of the mission field.
When sharing blessings, will people think missions is always easy without any hardships? Will they just see a glossy, sugarcoated view of the mission field?
It is such a hard balance! I know I may fail to keep it at times, but I pray that the Lord will give me discernment to know what to share…to be a blessing and to give greater insight to missionary life and how to pray!
May the Lord always receive all the glory in my life! May His grace be seen through the hard times and His abundant mercy in the good times!
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