Reversing the route was 200% the right thing to do. When God first showed me that at church 2 weeks ago, I was thinking, "All right God, I'll go, I have no idea why". I knew it was largely in part for my uncle.
Since I have been there, there has been a huge transformation in his personality and attitude towards a stressful family situation. He told me flat out… all of the frustration and tension I was having is just gone. I also got there right when a lot of family stuff blew up, and God definitely used me to keep that situation under control. Praise God!
We have had some fantastic conversations and he seems to get more of a vacation out of me being there than I am. We talk about real things and have been having a fantastic time. He's actually posed some really interesting questions to me that have been challenging. I'm really pondering what to do with my life. He says I should create a business plan on how to make money off of talking to people. We'll see about that, but nonetheless it is flattering.
I pray I can continue to set some sort of example and remain completely open to God using me in this situation. I am getting a little homesick and socially exhausted. I got a break from dodge today and went into to Madison to explore. I am still open to God using me on a more permanent basis here. Overall, I am still sensing that I should go back to Sahuarita as originally prescribed. I am grinding gears a little bit here and I believe God would alleviate that if I was to stay. However, I really want God to tell me what to do, not me. Continued prayer for clarity is definitely appreciated.
Miss you all back in Arizona!
Love, Nate
I will keep you in my prayers Nate. I'm sure God will show you what to do. I'm glad you are where you are for now. It's great that you were able to help your family.
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