March 15, 2012

what the poops.

my mom just gave me the OK for missions. 

i was praying and praying and freaking out about asking her for a couple months now.  but it was so easy.  i’m glad i prayed about it.  God really just showed me Grace with the simplicity of her answer:

“YES PLEASE.  WE JUST WANT YOU NOT TO BE HERE OVER THE SUMMER.” 

LOL.  that’s the exaggerated translation of what she said to me.  I love my mom so much and i’m so blessed to have her… and she said my dad will be glad for me to be out of the house too! :)

but one thing she did say that really humbled me was this:

“when i was younger, i went out to the shigol (rural areas) and kind of had this mindset that ‘i’m better than these people, i have so much to give them.’  but i really began to learn after i was with these people that they opened my eyes so much; they taught me so much more than i could have taught them.”

i think this is the mindset that i want to have going in to missions this summer.  i don’t want to have that pride that i have any power or authority over these people.  if the Holy Spirit allow it, then connections will be made, and He will teach us both.  

i didn’t even know, but there’s a verse in chinese caricature hanging on my wall.

it’s read right to left, top to bottom:

們理你

得真們

以理必

自必曉

由叫得

    你真

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John 8:32

32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

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i really pray that the Truth really sinks into my heart and i embrace it!

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