Wham

How about a spiritual and emotional kick right in the teeth…. That is about what we received this past week. After a short stretch of feeling like we were making the tiniest bit of difference, we were asked from some, what have you been doing…, and then to add salt to the wound, “we expected more from you.”  The questions and comments weren’t made from a curiosity point of view, because if that were the case, we could have made some sort of answer back. Instead they came from people in which we thought supported us and if they had some specific goal in mind, then they could have easily asked for assistance or given some sort of direction much earlier.

We never expected this journey to be easy, but through the numerous struggles we have had, we have contemplated, is this where we are supposed to be, and what on GOD’S green earth are we doing here? After some time of reflection, we have realized that all of this is just a test of our fortitude and faith.

The love that Christ has put in our hearts is something that must be shared and that is the main goal of our mission here. There are councils, groups and programs that want our involvment and of course financial assistance but we will not succumb to just the wants from some of these groups. We have come to give something that is much more real. That is the knowledge and the true love of all the people on earth that our Savior Jesus Christ has given us.

If He had not given us this love, then we wouldn’t put up with the challenge of learning a new language, security of the family, driving in a place where evidently human life doesn’t matter when you are behind a wheel, unsafe water and the million other things that our family accepts and deals with on a daily basis.

We are here to share the salvation of the gospels just as our founder St. Daniel Comboni had done so long ago. This past week has reminded us that as much as it is an awesome work of the Holy Spirit to share in His love, it often come with a price. That price comes with sacrifice, humility, humbleness, and acceptance of things that we do not fully understand.

With a Patient Heart,

Jacob