New Year...

Well…My Christmas was wonderful! Full of merriment, Christmas cheer, family time and getting well fed! However Christmas is done and dusted. Now to look on to the New Year and of course, organise the house.

My life seems to be on a standstill right now. Not knowing when I can go home and not knowing what things will look like. I would have been leaving in eight days had everything gone according to my plan. I would have sent my packed suitcase with my sister who lives very near Heathrow and would be starting to say my goodbyes.

A huge part of me is devastated.

The other part is enjoying the hot running water, fast internet, constant electricity and lack of rats running around the house.

I can’t help but enjoy the every day comforts that I used to take for granted. Well…I use the word comfort loosely.

What is comfort? I miss my kids, friends and my family out there. I miss being in the center of where God has called me. I feel that when I am in that center I experience real comfort. Wow I have changed! I would have swapped anything for regular access to good chocolate, four years ago.  

Do I wish that center had all these home comforts? Why yes. But I find it such a joy to give it all just to see those beautiful Mozambican smiles every day. To see what God can do when you say yes.

I don’t always learn that from me saying yes, can I just point that out. I am defiantly still learning. I watch these amazing locals who give up everything for God, getting radically changed. I see them learning to rest, run and regain strength all in His joy. I see Jesus in the face of  them daily.  I learn from them daily.

What a joy.

So yes, this New Years I will have itchy feet to get back to ‘normal life’. I however am loving seeing my beautiful friends and family here in England. Learning to rest in His plans and not mine.

One comfort that I haven’t had this last year is not suffering from a sore throat in one degree or another. The amount of times I have had tonsillitis is ridiculous. So they are coming out! This Saturday I will be saying goodbye to those little things that have caused me much pain, and saying hello to a illness free, full of his presence 2014.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I want to be able to use this space to express my thanks and appreciation for everyone who has been praying for me this last year, cheering me on and supporting me financially. It means so much to me and I would find this all ten times harder without it! I am looking forward to walking through this next year with you all and I am excited about what God has in store next in Pemba! :)

I have always loved Christmas. The time to really thank and celebrate the fact that God humbled himself to our level, became a baby born in a stable and sacrificed so much. THANK YOU JESUS! Always faithful, always true and always big in every way. 

Praying for you all over this Christmas season. That you all have a great deal of fun with Him embracing all He has for you. 

Seasons greetings! 

Seasons Greetings...

Well the Christmas season has started…I have seen two sets of lights been turned on, many a tree and 5 people walking down the street in Santa outfits. I am rather over excited for this time of merriment. My brother and lovely wife will be returning from the states and both my sisters will be around. So come the end of this month I will be with my siblings under one roof for the first time since May 2010. God is so kind to have made this happen.

I have been to London and Norfolk so far seeing loved ones and seeing my Norfolk church, Fountain of life. It has been lovely spending time in rest and being blessed with so many conversations centering around Him. I truly desire to use this time to be filled up before being sent out once again and I can see that God truly sees this. He has placed the perfect people around me at the perfect times. So I want to say a big thank you to all those I have seen so far that has blessed me so!

Plans for returning to Mozambique has changed slightly due to health reasons. All who see this from the UK knows the waiting times for certain tests can be long. I need many tests so this has resulted me to be placed on many lists. Although things are moving quicker than normal, in all reality the 7th January will not be the return date. I am not loving this fact as I do miss home, my friends, the kids and the girls already. However I am just resting in Him and seeing how it goes. I will keep everyone up to date when I know more, however for now…time to prepare for the winter, holiday celebrations and continue to get filled up!

Below is a little video of scenes and pictures before I returned back to England. Also there are a few pictures of what I have been doing in England!

Blessings!


Prayer points:
* For the political situation in Mozambique to return to peace
* For all residents in Pemba to continue getting access to running water and well water. (There has been a big shortage of any water recently)
*Safety for all during the rainy season. No more houses to fall and no more deaths.
*For favor for myself within the NHS system
*For finances
*For me to receive all that He has for me during this time!

Full of Wonder... from ruth Alexander on Vimeo.