While I have been a little preoccupied since the first of the year enjoying time off with my kids and doing, well, nothing much; I have also been anxiously anticipating starting school (and everything else) this past week So, needless to say, break is over and I am back at here at Extending Hands AND in every other area of my life! Here we go!
We are again in the beginning stages of planning our next team trip this coming summer which is exciting, overwhelming and time consuming. Looking for funding, doing training with I-Teams, taking care of the daily needs of Extending Hands and many other tasks will consume us for the first 3/4 of the year. Some might ask, "why?". Why do I do this? Why sacrifice so much? Why care so much? Why give up your vacation time? Why go and why pour out myself to the women of Zambia?
I read a good quote a while ago that said, "Asking "how" leads only to information, while asking "why" leads to wisdom, clarity, and understanding." The 'why' is very important!
My why? LOVE. This is my addiction, my adrenaline. It is why I get up in the morning and continue to look to a God who first loved me, for the 'how'. It is in His love, by His love and because of His love that we ask, "How". How God, do you want me to show the love You have so freely shown me? I am listening to the song, "This One Thing Remains" and my favorite part is the chorus....'Your love never fails, it never gives up, it never runs out on me'....it is in that power, the power of LOVE that I am willing to risk it all and jump off the cliff to touch one women who needs to know she is loved, not only by me but by the God of the Universe who created her.
When you know the 'why' you then have to ask 'how'. Where that leads, you never know! For me, it means going half way around the world to be Jesus....nope....it doesn't make sense....but love is kinda like that....
