I was lucky enough to be able to spend the entire month of February back in the states taking a little break from ministry work and also getting to see my family and friends. I can’t begin to tell you how much fun it was to see everybody. As I mentioned in a previous post I got to do a lot of fun things. A few of the top ones would have to be seeing my dad get married, going to the Daytona 500, being around friends that inspire me , hearing about my brothers internship at a local radio station, going to New York… the list actually goes on and on.

I guess at the end of the day it was simply just great to see people that I hadn’t seen in over a year and hear what was going on in their lives. It was just so encouraging to have so many people, even strangers care so much about what I’m doing. It truly was joyful to be back. I’m really starting to understand what Paul was talking about when he wrote some of his letters to the people supporting him and how it was their faith that encouraged him so much. 1 Thessalonians 3: 7-10

I know it sounds crazy, but I literally had to schedule time to hang out with my friends and family, because I knew if I didn’t it wouldn’t have happened. I didn’t mind it that much, but it just seem a bit odd that I had to plan out a vacation day that went something like… morning - work on ministry newsletter, afternoon - steam clean carpets at my rental property, evening - dinner with friends, late evening - head over to Tom’s for some Halo 2. I guess there are some things I’m still learning come with being a missionary. I was hoping for a little vacation time during my vacation, but alas, I guess not.