In Need Of Prayer And Direction
For those of you who read my blog regularly will know that I have been having a… challenging year (if you haven’t been following, see Immigration Crisis, Dark Night Of The Soul and Cry For Fatherhood). This month, with the holiday season upon us, the Discipleship Training School approaching in January and my second book in the works, it doesn’t take much to get me down these days.
Then Friday afternoon our plumbing backed up. Thinking that it only a plug, it turned out to be a collapsed pipe under the house. Over the weekend and into today, plumbers opened up the floor, repaired the break, removed the dinner fork- yes, dinner fork and no, not ours- and finally got things moving (no pun intended). We still are waiting to hear the cost (though it was a relatively easy fix).
I know it is not the end of the world, but the stress of the repairs, the reality of our financial instability (including our struggling financial support), my sense of vocational angst, Kim’s immigration challenges, our inability to start a family, our shrinking number of staff, etc. all came crashing down on me at once. It has left me empty, frustrated and very tired. Thankfully, our Christmas holidays begin at the end of the week, and though we will have to work over the holidays, it will be a good time of family, friends and, of course, food.
I am deeply grateful for the people who came around me during this time. My wife, Kim, who has had to go through all of this as well, has been a rock. I love her dearly. My family have been a source of wisdom and encouragement. My many friends have there with prayer and support- the crew at the Resonate.ca Yahoo Group, Doug for stopping by to chat and pray, Dana who cared enough to hunt down my number to call (and listen to my sleep deprived mumblings) and everyone else. Thank you all.
The fact is that things are going to have to change. Once the DTS is complete in June, Kim & I will spend some serious time of prayer, reflection and decision making. Please keep us in prayer this week and in the coming months. Specifically:
-Pray for peace and rest of both spirit and body
-Pray that our financial support will strengthen
-Pray for direction, clarity and freedom to pursue God’s next phase
Thank you all!
