Jet Lag!

Jon writing here at 3:00 am.  The Lord has blessed me with a little bit of jet lag tonight so I thought I would share some thoughts.  The jet lag truly is a blessing because with all of the craziness of getting here, I shifted into my "just get it done" mode and focused only on what we needed to do next and lost focus on the big picture.  God woke me up this morning to remind me about that big picture.  Some of that includes:

1. I have two weeks straight to experience unbelievable things with my family, and see God revealed.  Don't waste each moment thinking about what we need to do next.  The goal isn't to just get this done.
2.  Be a father.  One of the things about this trip that excited the girls was two straight weeks with dad.  I need to be intentional about strengthening my relationships with them.
3. It's easy to observe people and culture from a distance.  We can drive through in our van, stay in American style hotels and just "see" what life is like.  I pray that though the connections God has placed in our path, we will be able to experience life here and be transformed by seeing what God is doing here through some of his faithful followers.

In reviewing what I wrote, I don't know that I articulated things very well, but trying to write it down was helpful.  Thanks for humoring me by reading it.  Also, thank you to everyone who posts comments, it is SO encouraging to read them.  We love you all.

Jon

(We do have some neat pictures to post, so we will plan to do that this evening, so check back soon)