We made it home, thank goodness! There was a moment in Washington DC where it felt like we were never going to reach Seattle :) I have never been happier to be at the North Satellite of Sea-Tac.
A few days have passed and I know the process of "coming home" takes way longer than that. As we all email back and forth, post inside jokes on facebook and look at pictures, something bigger is actually happening. Inside, we are all asking God - "what do I do now?"
That is the heart of missions - what is God asking of you? What is your next step? We know that everything we see and do is used by God to shape our character and that nothing is wasted. The hardest part is that character is shaped over longer periods of time, not in 5 days of processing or 2 weeks in Africa.
So we wait. And pray. And think. And hope. And wonder. Why did God have me go to Malawi? Why did I meet Henry...Dina...Gift...Stephen...Tadala...Thokozani...Clayton...Alan...the family in Mgwayi...that child in Chiwengo...? And what the heck do I do now that I'm at home, back to work, staring at my computer...?
And I have good news for you [inside joke :)] - we are not in control of what God is doing in our lives or how he teaches us. Our job is to pray, seek and be open to whatever He has for us...exactly what we were forced to do when we were in Malawi.
I believe that this mission trip was about WAY MORE than Malawi. God is moving and revealing himself to us, and as a team we were able to see a unique picture of that by taking ourselves out of everyday life, and going to Malawi.
We are grateful He chose us, and grateful that the Holy Spirit gave us the courage to accept the call and go.
And we are grateful for EastLake - a church that encourages us to seek God first and be on mission to share the good news that He has...for all of humanity, here in Seattle and around the world.
Signing off,
Kristen :)
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