How has your time in The States been? (8/25/00)

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 People have been asking, “How has your time in The States been?”

Jake’s summary says it best: “You go somewhere.  And as soon as you find the toys, you have to leave!”

 

This summer has been an emotional roller coaster, and emotionally exhausting!  We have seen people from all facets of our life; people who held us as babies, people we held as babies, people who have influenced us, people who have played significant parts of our lives.  

 

The time was insufficient, far too short.  As we spoke in churches and met in groups, we would see people across the room that we longed to talk to.  But they had things to do, children to attend to, and were out the door before we could say “Hi”.  Others we were able to greet and hug but only talk to for a minute or two; far too little time to share, to reminisce, to be brought up to date.  Then they too were gone.  We heard of joys and heartaches, new life, and lost life, ambitions and shattered dreams.

 

We said “Goodbye”, knowing some we would not see again this side of glory, others we would never see again, many would come visit us in Honduras, and many more we would possibly see again for another minute or two in a couple of years.

 

And there were many others we wanted to see.  But due to our time and geographic constraints, we could not get to see them all.

 

So, we are tired, happy to have seen so many yet wishing we could have seen more.

 

Has this summer been a vacation?  Not really. Not in your wildest dreams!  We will go back to Honduras on August 31, hopefully to rest a bit before we dive in again to resume the work God has set before us.

 

Dave Drozek with

 

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