Happy Monday, friends.
As we are finishing up our family vacation, we decided to pass along an encouraging post from another blogger. Craig Thompson writes a blog called Clearing Customs, which is another great resource for returning missionaries and expats.
In this post, Craig shares some thoughts about following God into the mundane, even after living a bit more “adventurously” as a missionary. It’s an encouraging read, and I highly recommend his site.
You can read more of Craig’s writing at clearingcustoms.net.
You’ve seen those images of all the fish swimming in one direction with one fish swimming agains the flow. The message: That one fish is the only one going the right way, despite the crowd.
It’s not always a lot of fun being that fish, especially when it seems as if you’re the one going in the wrong direction.
During what would become our last State-side service, I and my wife had decided that our time as missionaries would come to an end. But before making that public, I attended a missionary convention held by our fellowship of churches. I remember sitting with several thousand others in Lexington’s Rupp Arena, listening to a plenary speaker give a passionate call to the audience of potential missionaries. “Let someone else build the houses,” he said. “You follow Christ, go into ministry.”
Let someone else be a doctor or an attorney and argue cases in court…
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