Mission to the Americas

Serving Ministries and Missions in Latin America

Saying Goodbyes

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Yesterday, we did a missions moment for our old church, Eternity Church. It was a great moment to visit with people again. I left staff there some time ago as we prepared our family to move to Panama.

Our open house yesterday had no turnout. Father’s Day, graduation ceremonies, and a beautiful weather day hindered people from house shopping. No matter. We know that were God calls, he provides.

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Preparing our house

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Sunday, Father’s day, is the open house for our home. We’ll be hiding out at church and at Kings Dominion all day so that we are not in the way.

So today, its cleaning out the garage, the packing room, and putting more touches of cleanliness on the house. Selling a house while trying to pack it up seems like a bad mix. Have to keep it clean and spotless, yet your trashing stuff, half used packing boxes, overflowing recylcing containers with papers from high school, selling stuff on craigslist and freecycling stuff — well, the house just doesn’t stay clean.

At church on Sunday, we’ll be presenting our minute for mission and saying our goodbyes. And our little Spanish church is planning on throwing us a big party in July.

With regards to our business, our houses have three showings this weekend that are currently scheduled.

Today: 33 days to departure.

A dream’s ooze.

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A dream has formed deep in the heart of our family.

It’s a dream that begins to ooze out of our pores. No matter how hard we fight to keep the dream as the family secret, it just keeps slipping out. We want to keep it secret while we still evaluate the practicalness of achieving it.

What is our dream?
Let it ooze here: to relocate our family from the US to Panama. This is but one piece of a greater dream about why, but that part of the dream is for another day. Ex-pats relocate for any numerous reasons, and our greater dream propels us to make the move.

Yesterday, I was talking with a reporter, being interviewed about teaching kids to be bi-lingual in mono-lingual society. She asked “Are you thinking about moving there?” I said “yup, but don’t tell anyone.” She asked “you’re telling a reporter not to tell anyone?” See what I mean, it just oozes out.

It’s oozing out of us, slipping out in our conversations. So much that I missed a Sunday in church and our friends thought I was in Latin America.

When one finds a passion, a dream, a dream beyond borders and beyond limits, nothing short of achieving it will bring satisfaction deep in the heart. A dream brings clarity, focus, and sense of significance. A passionate life causes the dream to ooze out in conversation.

We’d rather fail than not try. To live our passion. We’ll live on the cutting edge, dancing on a razor blade between success and failure. To not even try will forever leave us wondering: “what if?”

Let me ask you: What is your dream that people hear oozing out of you?

Blessings

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