Homesick

I have been away from my beloved wife and family now for 25 days, the longest time I’ve ever been apart from them. I miss them terribly. Skype helps because we can see and talk to each other, but we are a hugging bunch and there is no way to transmit a hug across the internet.

In a moment of weakness last night I almost booked a ticket for a flight home for next week, but it cost $600, which is money we don’t have. I knew in theory that this time apart would be difficult, but knowing in ones mind and experiencing it are quite different.

Jan and Pablo have been great. They have opened their house up to me and I have all the comforts I need, but my family is still 2,600 miles away. Please pray for us that we will have the strength to make it during our separation.

I have heard that the first 3 days of a fast are the most difficult, or that a marathon runner hits “the wall” at some point during the race. Maybe that is what I have hit…the “I miss you” wall. We will push through this wall too by focusing on the work and praying for strength.