A New Start

Shortly before I left to go to Richmond, my duties here were suddenly and unexpectedly changed. A meeting was held. Some false accusations were made, some lies were told, and without knowing it, I was shocked to find that I was in the middle of it. We're Christians, but we're also human and far from perfect or angelic. The lies were just lies and the accusations were painful but not true. When the dust landed, it took me a little while to get my whits about me and get back on my feet. This is why I didn't mention this in my blog before I left...it's taken me awhile to digest it all and know how to respond. I'm glad I had the time at home to process it all. Here's the bottom line....I'm fine and nothing was done maliciously. I've been asked to no longer work at the book ministry in the city with Teri, but to instead work on various projects here at the Home. That's OK with me. I really liked what I was doing, learned a lot about an industry that I'd never interacted with before, was able to put great Christian literature in people's hands, and make meaningful new friendships. But now I'm back at the orphanage with the kids that originally pulled at my heart strings. I'd missed not being around them much. I could view the lists of projects as stupid ways too keep me busy since the clinic is nowhere near ready. Or, I could choose to resemble the faithful servant in Matthew 25. I've chosen to have a good attitude with a smile on my face and heart, and to be faithful in the little things (even if I don't understand it). Besides that, when God called me to come here (which I still absolutely believe it true), He knew the clinic was not going to be ready. Therefore, He must have other plans for me. The Bible says that if we're found faithful in the little things, then God will move us on to whatever God has for us at the next level. Based on that, I started praying for God to show me how He'd like for me to do the projects, and I'm not kidding you...He bought all sorts of new and creative ideas (and I'm usually not too creative) to me. He showed me ways to involve the kids in the projects, which allows for our relationships to grow and allows me to pour myself into their lives, and strangely enough... here I am writing this 4 days later and I can honestly report that we're having fun with the projects. Now before you think I'm dancing thru fields of daisies, not all of the projects involve the kids, and no it's not always fun. But all in all I've got to tell you that God has been faithful and it's really going well. It feels like a new start.