Mission Sunday

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Esmé's Mommy here.

Right now it feels a little like we're "in the middle of nowhere," not physically, but in terms of knowing what the next phase of our life is. So I was intrigued by Ellie's blog: In the Middle of Nowhere.

Especially Ellie's post, "On Being a Missionary." My first reaction on reading this: Are you me? If you have ever worked as a missionary, I bet you'll be able to to relate to her longing for home. And if you just want a better understanding of the emotions of the returned missionaries in your midst, you'll find it in that post. Check it out...

In other news, here is a recent photo of Mavinga (with his father) that we received from my mom. He is growing up so fast! It's hard to believe it's been 5 months since we've seen him.
We haven't given much of an update on our future plans, mainly because we're not sure of them at this point. Our agreement to manage the Murwira Children's Home in Zimbabwe fell through. We investigated another option in Zimbabwe that also seems to be a dead end. At this point, we are at our somewhat empty house in Oregon, waiting for the next thing... We've got plenty of work we can do on this house. And I've decided to enjoy and appreciate all the "luxuries" of life in the US while we're here, like libraries and gymnastics lessons and craft stores and Taco Bell!

We still are working on the Isaiah 58 Missions organization - not sure exactly where it will be used, but convinced that God's call in Isaiah 58 is meant for us.

Isaiah 58 Missions

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Esme's Mommy again...

Here we sit in rainy Oregon, waiting for the wheels to turn.

Each week we run into people who say, "Oh, you're still here! I thought for sure you'd be back in Africa by now! When are you leaving?"

There are a couple of ways to interpret that, of course, but we choose to assume only the best!

Our answer is, "We wish we knew!"

We've got a meeting in Portland next week that will let us know more definitively whether we'll be heading to "our" orphanage (where the dream began), or whether we'll be trailblazing our way to Zimbabwe.

In the meantime, we've set up a nonprofit organization in Oregon called Isaiah 58 Missions. This will allow us to fundraise for our Zimbabwean orphans, wherever they may be, as well as for other missions we'd like to support. It will give us maximum flexibility to follow wherever God calls us.

If you shop online, I'd like to introduce you to The Link Mosaic. The Link Mosaic is a charity mall - a percentage of all purchases made through this portal are donated to a charity. And for the month of March, that charity is Isaiah 58 Missions' Zimbabwe project.

So please bookmark this page. If you're making a purchase through Amazon.com, eBay, or a number of other big online retailers, start here. And you'll be making a contribution to Zimbabwe's orphans, without any added cost to you.