I haven't written in quite a while, and a lot has happened. The Thursday before, last David, my mom, and I went to my doctor's appointment and on the way home we got a phone call. My aunt told us that my grandfather was passing away and may not make it until we got there. Well, to make a long story short, he did make it for us to get there, and we took him home. My family and I stayed with him there day and night until the following Wednesday night, when he went on to be with the Lord. During the week, my Grandpa did suffer some, but he also had some good moments: sweet moments that we will never forget.
My Grandpa lived 78 years, a good long life. Yet, it seemed so short as he lay there and I watched him pass into eternity. I thought about life and it's purpose. I thought about my Grandpa's testimony of salvation, and how thankful I was that there was a pastor who was willing to go to my Grandparents house late one night and lead him to the Lord. Then, I thought about the millions and billions of people across the world that lose loved ones who do not have the assurance of their loved ones going to heaven or of ever seeing them again. Devastating, hopeless: these were words that came to my mind. Then, I thought that as my husband, child, and I go to the mission field, we must first go to glorify the Lord, but it gives comfort that we will be able to give peace, hope and assurance of heaven to a people who have nothing they can fully trust in or rely on. Please pray that God would continue to work on my heart. Pray that He will make me like Him and will prepare me to leave this country and to help my husband reach a people who do not necessarily want us there. Pray that our entry into the country goes smoothly and the transition into the culture is fast and with few mistakes. Pray that the Lord Jesus will do a work in my heart and the hearts and lives of the people that will glorify Him to the highest. When I think about this task, I realize more than ever my need for the Lord. I know I can not go it without His power.
