Well yesterday was exhausting, but mostly filled with good things. One thing that stuck with me was this: leaders in the church and in ministry don't spend enough time with the Lord. That is definitely true of me.
We keep joking about how this doesn't feel like a "mission trip". I mean, as far as suffering goes, we haven't done all that much. They have served us way more than we have served them. Their hope is that from this experience in Sri Lanka, our future ministry will be equipped to flourish in a much greater capacity than before we came. They hope that out of these trips, partnerships will be developed - not the kind where one partner provides the funds and another the vision, but the kind where people are shared, and where ministry together is long-term. The kind where visions and goals are ones that span a lifetime, rather than partnership for the purpose of accomplishing a temporary goal.
It is interesting how you can adapt and become accustomed to things like bugs and dirt, and sticky skin. All of those things describe daily life here in Sri Lanka, but because it is normal here, we don't feel the need to complain the way we would in America. I mean, back home, if there were 10 flies in the room as we were eating dinner, no one would be able to concentrate... but here, it's just the way things are. Expectations have a crazy amount of power. They can change your entire experience of life.
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