Well, I have been
neglecting this blog because I just didn't know what to write about. I think
that now is a good time to start again.
As some of you know,
we found out early this morning that someone came into our apartment and stole from us while we
were coaching the girls' soccer team at an away game. The items that they took were hidden in different places in our home and nothing was out of place when we returned
from the game. This makes us feel very violated, and we are working to make sure our home is secure.
Several people have
approached us asking if we need any help. We are humbled and incredibly grateful that people would like to help us, and it is a great reminder of the community that God has given us here in Korea, in the US, and around the world as well.
I have found that physically writing things out helps
me think through them. This is what I thought (and wrote) today...
“You have heard
that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor
and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you, that
you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to
rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the
unrighteous. " Matthew 5:43-45
Lord, even if we never see those earthly things again,
please redeem this situation for your glory, as we know you will. You have the
power to work in the lives of the thieves and change their hearts. Help us to
remember what you said in your word, "Don’t
store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them,
and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where
moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal."
Remind us that you called us here to Korea to serve you and further your
kingdom, even when things like this discourage us. Use this situation to
develop our trust in you and remind us of the hope that we have. ~Amen
