Today, I was in our local grocery store and ran into a friend that I hadn’t seen in nearly 5 years plus.
What a thrill it was to inform my friend about the upcoming relocation to Panama, stepping into a dream first started as a crazy thought nearly 10 years ago. The excitement of stepping into God’s vision oozes out as we sat and visited for an hour before grocery shopping.
My wife and I have found that we get a variety of responses to the news:
1. What an adventure!
2. Are you nuts? Why would you do that?
3. Dang, I wish I could do something like that!
We feel perhaps a little like the disciples when they “left their nets and followed him.”
We leave the security of a steady job, reliable paycheck, the benefits of living in the United States, a reliable postal system, wide use of credit cards — lots of everything. Our house, our neighborhood, our little Spanish church. We are leaving anything that might be a “net.”
To follow Him.
Lindsay says
I bet the excitement is oozing as you and yours count down the days. Praying for you as you say your goodbyes. Glad your phone will stay the same and hope we can chat from time to time.