Monday, June 25, 2007
Tugging in the stomach
Yeah so I hear that your emotions are in your stomach. You never really feel em that much in your heart. I think. I feel most of mine in the stomach. So with the emotions, I think that I'm ready to come home. I must that I think I'm kinda burnt out with the ministry stuff. I don't think that it's just ministry, but the way it is over here. I mean yeah it's different. I would def be. But it's kinda all based on this particular structure and we don't really like it. I feel as if I've learned alot and I'm ready to come home and see all my family and friends and live out what I've learned. I really wanna love people. Unconditional love. I think I've always said that I loved people unconditionally, but I was only lying to myself I think. I was really only wanting to hang out in my Christian bubble. I never wanted to get out. I'm kinda tired of living somethimes like a Pharisee and I just wanna be like Jesus. I wanna love Him and everybody else just becasue they are people. No ifs ands or buts. Buts. lol. Anyway. Yeah I dunna just venting a little bit. I'm ready to be home and love and live a life of love. Sweet stuff. Yeah so we go on our safari in a week. I'm excited about it. I hope we see a hippo. Oh yeah that would be great.....
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Cory - you hang in there, buddy. Don't be in a hurry to leave that place for you will probably think about it for the rest of your life! Drink it all in and let the Lord guide your footsteps. Out of your belly will flow streams of living water...that is the fullness of the Spirit. That makes your stomach even more important huh! That tugging in your stomach is homesickness. That's what the song is all about that says "I'm kinda homesick, for a country...Beulah Land, Sweet Beulah Land. Now you know what homesick is. People who have left their homeland have had that same feeling but have made the journey anyway because they knew it was the will of God. I'm back working in Atlanta this week. I'm homesick already too. I miss my family when I'm gone, even though it's just a week this time. Our family and friends are such an important part of who we are that we have an empty spot when we are not around them. I can't wait to have a "welcome home" party when you get back, kinda like the prodigal son and we'll kill the fatted calf! Take some pictures of that hippo you see and elephants. Talk to you later. You're in our prayers. Love, Aunt Sue.
Cory, hope all is well? I've had this on my heart and I hope you remember this. I don't know why I keep wanting to tell you this but anyway. I asked you once if you were thirsty and you were sitting on a gym floor with a crowd of people and the water fountain was in the front of all those people would you get up and go get some water? And I think you said probably not. I told you sometimes we just got to get up and don't worry about what happens between you and the water fountain, weather you stumble or fall once your at the fountain you can do what you got to do. Get up Cory and go get that drink of water, don't let your shyness or doubt hold you back, your on a journey with GOD, he'll help you through it. Hope this message makes sense to you because I've wondered why I should tell you this again now. I love you Cory and enjoy you last couple of weeks in Africa. Can't wait to get you home. All is well here.........xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Cory,
Sounds like you're doing great! Squeeze out as much as you can these last few weeks. You will never forget your experience. You have had the opportunity to minister in a different culture than what you are used to. God will use this experience to help equip you to minister anywhere (even at home). People everywhere need the same thing: Jesus!
As you continue to saturate your heart and mind with God's Word and devote yourself to prayer, God will transform you to be like Christ. Then, you will spread everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of God! You won't be able to hold it in, even if you try. You will identify with Jeremiah in Jeremiah 20:9 and with Peter and John in Acts 4:20. You will be compelled by God's love, compassion for the lost, and obedience to Christ to share God's love with everyone you can.
Finally, as you give yourself to God's work in Africa, you can claim God's promise in 1 Corinthians 15:58, and rejoice with those who rejoice in Luke 15:7. I will be praying for you and your team. Love, Uncle Danny
May the Lamb receive the full reward of his sufferings!
hang in their cory!!! God is so crazy about you and alot of us are too! love you! kiss a hippo for me!
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