Ippistle 37
February 23, 2012
Dear Family and Friends,
We will begin by thanking all of you
for your thoughts, prayers, and financial gifts that have continued
to be an encouragement to us here in Hungary. Your partnership with
us so vital; we do not take it lightly. We ask especially for your
prayers for us over the next few weeks.
The last three weeks have been rather
discouraging for us. External circumstances were largely the culprit:
a two-week-long cold spell that permeated these apartment walls,
twelve days without having internet, and a lingering cold that Cindy
is still getting over and has unfortunately passed on to Jack. While
this was and is going on, we are at the point in our TeachOverseas
year where we have to make a decision regarding next year. We have
always said and still believe that God will keep us here as long as
He continues to use us here. We also believe that we will leave
Hungary when there is something that God desires for us to do
elsewhere.
Deep down inside we know that God has
been working through us in each sector of our lives, but sometimes it
is hard to see it and we can easily become discouraged. Jack has good
days and bad days at school. On most days Cindy sees the positive
contributions she has made in her work situations, but there are
times of frustration as well. Add to this the longing we usually
experience, to be much closer to our children and grand-children, and
to our families and friends. All of this is making our decision to
come back next year more difficult.
There have been a number of
things--books, people, devotional readings-- that have recently
reminded us that God is in control and that He can and will use us,
not just in spite of our weakness, but even in our weakness. We have
been reminded that God uses us best when we yield to Him and truly
trust and obey. We know that God's calling us to work and live in
Hungary was not an accident and has been filled with very encouraging
times. Now we pray that God will renew us and give us a clear vision
for how He can best use us in this coming year.
Please pray for us to have our eyes and
hearts open to His direction.
In Him,
Jack and Cindy
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