Back in Boise

I arrived back in Boise yesterday afternoon. Mom and I had a really good time on the road. We had some good conversations and saw some truly amazing sights! I will try and post some pictures soon from that trip.

So here I am, now the work begins, now I am in the field. Its interesting, I think after seeing all the different sights I did on my trip I am able to see Boise with somewhat new eyes...able to see its beauty in a new way.

Today, its beginning to sink in a bit just how far away I am from TX. We drove 2,300 miles! But its good....I mean that I believe the feelings I am feeling are the feelings of many missionaries. You unpack and realize...wow, I'm here, this call that I heard a while back is finally coming to life, and it begins to hit you just how far away you are...but you know why you are there. You know that you find yourself in a "foreign land" because God has called you there. And I've realized this...tho I seem so far away, I am really not. We, as the Body of Christ, are closer than we realize. AND even if we are on the mission field for decades, far away from our "home" there will come a day when all this "distance" will fade away. When we will all gather as One, as the Body and BRIDE of Christ in the New City on the New Earth! And with that perspective I can more easily concentrate on the "task at hand" and can go to the field ready to pour myself out, knowing that the Lord of the Harvest has sent me to be a worker in the field.

I am still looking into how to start "planting churches" I talked w/my friend Kristin last night. She is currently involved in a Bible study that ends in 3 weeks so I'm thinking in 3 weeks we can get that going.

I hope ya'll are doin well. Until next time,

Em