Cant believe we have been in Egypt a year now. Two weeks ago, I walked into the bedroom one night and told David how happy I was that the first year was coming to an end. I made it. From what I heard, that was the most difficult time for missionaries. Then, after that, I had one very difficult week-maybe the worst since the first month. Lonely, disappointed, stressed (did I say lonely?) - these are a few of the emotions I was experiencing. I thank the Lord that He saw me through it, and I am doing much better now. I have learned that there will always be trials, but the Lord is always there to help me through them. An attribute that I love about Him is His LOVINGKINDNESS!
This past year I have been shocked by:
*How difficult it was to find and buy furniture to set up our home. Then, how long it took to get it delivered. "Really, you can't deliver before 60 days?"
*How the Lord used Churches to provide for our needs and encourage us through prayers and letters and cards.
*How it can be so fun and frustrating at the same time to learn a language.
*How many american items I can get in this city!
*How religious the people are. Didn't realize that a country could be so religious. -But how easy it is to witness to people because of this. :)
*How quickly things can change. Aka-the revolution.
The Lord has been so good to me this past year. There have been some tough times and there still are, BUT, there are so many MORE GREAT times. God's grace has been so evident to me and to my family. And those tough times have grown me closer to Christ!
