We came to Antigua two months ago today (I’m writing this on Sunday, even though it won’t get posted tonight). I’m sure that eventually we’ll quit marking the 15th of every month, but since we’re still new-comers to living in a foreign country, noting the passing of each month is still pretty significant.
In some ways it’s hard to believe that we’ve only been here for two months- like if we think back to my parents waving goodbye to us at the airport- I really can’t believe that was only two months ago. In other ways it very much seems like we’re just getting started, like when we hear Guatemalans speaking Spanish to each other. But that’s okay, we’ve still got a lot more language school to go, and this morning we actually understood some of the all-Spanish sermon in church!
One thing we’re finding this month has to do with our primary goal in coming down here- to learn to live more dependently on the Lord. In many ways we are still doing that, but it certainly doesn’t just come automatically with moving to a different country. It’s just as easy to let things distract us from seeking the Lord here as it ever was in the states.
Also on one hand, we’re anxious to be able to get back to NLCH. It’s been since leaving Bright Star UMC in May that we’ve really been able to be a part of a community that the church provides, and we miss that kind of interaction with others. Also, we’re anxious to be able to contribute to the ministry at the children's home- we really feel like the Lord has prepared us and invited us here, so we’re getting more anxious to be put to work.
On the other hand, we know that we can’t do any of those things effectively without much more work on our language abilities. It’s nothing to complain about- we’re definitely enjoying our time here in Antigua!
It will be interesting to see how the Lord works in us in our third month…
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