lifeasmission

Winding Up

September 8, 2005

I have been sick for the last 4 days and I can’t stand it. I have had a killer head cold, complete with congestion, headache, coughing, and sore throat. I think the sore throat bothers me more than anything. With a sore throat you have to endure that repeated feeling of dread just before you swallow of how bad it is going to hurt.

At this point I am simply willing myself to get better as I hate the idea of not enjoying my few remaining days here in Ohio. I head out on Wed. the 14th. I will fly to Idaho to spend 6 days with a missional community in the city of Eagle. This is a community that I might be able to do my practicum with next summer. Then I’ll head back to Pasadena on the 20th to start classes on the 26th.

I must admit, for as much as I have enjoyed my time back in OH with friends and family, I am anxious to return to classes and professors and relationships which were just beginning to take root when I returned home.

Though I am quite certain that I will take the time to do this on a much more personal level, I do want to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation for the friends I have shared time with these last few months. Collectively, you were one of the biggest factors in my decision to spend my summer back in Ohio. From planned events and deep talks to random activities and ordinary conversations, I love the people that I get to share and do life with. Though this looks a bit different during this season of Seminary, I consider it nonetheless pivotal in terms of God continuing to use those closest to me to shape who I am becoming. I ask for your forgiveness in the times I have failed you in this area, allowing the relationships we share to be taken for granted rather than cherished for the gifts they are. Thanks for your patience, humor, insights, humility, and above all devotion to the ever-increasing adventure of living life in light of who God is and who we are in Him. I can think of no greater journey to embark on or story to be a part of and certainly no greater friends to venture on with.

I gotta go blow my nose.

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