Where do we go from here...

Where do we go from here? This question ran through our heads constantly as we lived our Swaziland journey.  Where do we go? What will we do? How can we serve in America?  Tough questions, but they have been central in our thinking and now we have been faced to live out the answers.

It is hard to believe that we landed in America two months ago. After three weeks Andy accepted a job as a builder in OKC.  It was a great job with great benefits...how could he pass it up. We trusted that this was the next chapter in our journey even though there was still unsettled emotions. Shortly after Andy started work I (Amy) was asked to go back to Swaziland for three weeks.  Barbi Moore, Global Outreach director at BFC, was not going to be able to lead the next GO team.  So, with three days notice I headed back to Swaziland to lead another team.

While I was in Swaziland Andy was miserable in America.  There was a stirring in His spirit, still unsettled emotions. He was craving intimate relationships. Coming from feeding orphans to putting in cabinets.Soon he found out about a Resident Director position that had just opened at Northwest Nazarene University, in Idaho.  After juggling emotions he decided to apply. Not even 48 hours after he applied they offered him the job. Where do we go from here?

What do we want our lives to look like?  Do we want to work and have a ministry on the side or make ministry our life? Andy was feeling a call, but not sure what that would look like.  After a lot of seeking Andy decided that he wanted ministry to be his life.  He knew that if he continued as a builder he would not want to get off the couch to go serve after a long day at work. So, he decided to take the RD position.  A step of faith.

Meanwhile I was in Africa being refocused on lessons I had learned from our year there. You see, we had both lost focus during our re-entry process.  Re-entry to America comes with many emotions. Emotions we are still working though. My time in Swaziland inspired and reminded how I to want to live differently. When Andy told me he accepted the RD job, I felt a peace an instant peace in my spirit for the first time in months.

While we were thousands of miles apart God was preparing us for our next chapter.  Our new chapter as RD's has begun.  We are so excited.  We are building meaningful relationships during a time of growth for many. Many times in Swaziland we thought 'how can life get better than this.' Loving others as a team.  Since being in Idaho God has whispered in our ears 'You thought it couldn't get better...but look where I have led you!' To God be the glory!