Going back by the Grace of God

"For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that with out ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you."- Romans 1:9-10

Though I have not faced the trials and persecution that Paul faced which prevented him from visiting Rome, I have had a longing to return to South Africa ever since I left. Now, it appears that my longing will be satisfied as the opportunity has arisen for me to go back. This coming December will be very eventful. I will walk across the stage and receive my diploma from Appalachian State University and then in a matter of a couple of days I will be flying to Cape Town. I am extremely excited about this opportunity to go back and minister to and be ministered to by the people of Cape Town.

It will be bittersweet though. It will be my first Christmas away from my family which will be tough on me and my family. But Christmas is about Jesus and what better way to celebrate than to be serving Him on the mission field. So please be in prayer for this trip. Right now the door is open but I am aware that God in His sovereign plan could have something else in store. But if it is His will, I will be back in South Africa.

wow has it been that long?

So yeah most of you have probably stopped reading this. I understand. It has been an extremely busy stretch for me but I plan on getting back to writing as soon as school is out. Another reason for the lack of blogging has been my increasing use of twitter. Many people use blogs to write about their everyday lives but I mainly use my blog to write about things regarding my faith. My last couple of entries, especially the Running from Blessing ones took almost an hour to write. I haven't had that kind of time but hopefully this summer I'll get back to it. See you in a little under a month.