Traveling the time zones!

Days have turned into hours and soon those hours will be turned into minutes! I am all set, except for one thing, To FINISH packing. ( I have probably packed 2 or 3 times I just cant make up my mind, haha)

I will be flying twinless once again, and it will be interesting in how my traveling turnes out! Our ussuall  twin routine in the airport is as follows : We come off the plane, while we are getting out she is READY TO GO! Prepared? Oh she certainly is! She has her ticket out for the next flight to catch while I am simply  reading the magazine that the airlines provides, watching her steps as she leads the way!( not all the time, but a majority)  Staying calm for those first few minutes off the plane, and then once we start going, I get nervous and I have a sudden urge to take the leading position and try to find the signs faster than she does, and before I know it I am probably walking down the wrong wing and she stands there laughing saying "Rebekah, its this way."  Or how about the screens with our Gate # on them? Im pretty sure she knows this but we  race to see who first can find the gate number. The airport is filled with many wonderful twin experiences, and now I begin this new journey, a journey where I might not have another person at my side to say "Hey, Rebekah, go this way".

But in fact I do have some one with me. A constant reminder to myself.

I had a friend point out to me to read Acts 13 and then read 2 Chronicles 20, together. We plant, God does the rest. He guides, we follow. While we plant He is there giving us the words to say, using us in ways we have not imagined. His Word is there to guide us in Spirit and in Truth.

Am I Nervous? ohhhh yes soo Nervous, I often find myself calling Anna or Dave to help me get focused on pacing, when in fact, that is not helping at all. haha

WELL IM OFF! Celebrating the new years in the North Pole!

Pray for the kids, that God will fill them with JOY and PEACE!

some thoughts

 Endless yarn, beads, small flower pots, crosses, and many more crafts are filling up my suitcase, along with books.
Reading, writing, conversations, family dinners, shopping, baking cookies... This Christmas break has brought many events that have twisted and turned and have brought me here. This past week I have been challenged with the topic of our hearts longings. What are you desiring so much of ? What are you constantly striving to find? Who and what are you looking at to keep on filling your heart up?

Consistency, what is consistent in your life? Does consistency satisfy you?

 This past summer, if i am thinking correctly, in June, I was riding back to camp from Hailey in a van. It is a pretty long drive, about an hour, so I had plenty of time to think. I was sharing headphones with Kayleigh. We were getting to the point of making our way up Galena ( a mountain pass, that many memories have been made on), the mountains on the right side of the road were just absolutely beautiful. They were not the Sawtooths, but the White Clouds, and we were right at the foot of them. The thing that struck me the most was while you are admiring these majestic mountains, you seem to feel as if you are comfortable enough in taking a DEEP BREATH,  taking a pause, letting it out, and letting a slight smile come to your face. It was as if this is where you can rest, find peace, and be able to reflect on the beauty of life. By resting your eyes on this view, you seem to believe this is "satisfying". As we kept making our way, trees kept passing and the mountain just stood still, it stood still declaring the beauty of God, and His almight power. The scenery quickly disapeared and was replaced with a wall of rock along the side of the road.

The simple joys of a day, a mutual understanding from another, love from your family, laughter that gives you a feeling that you can not give yourself, or the presence of a friend that you love, these are things that we long for. Why are we longing for them? We know that they are not perfect, that they can not even measure up to being perfect, but yet we long for them, why are we longing for imperfect satisfactions that are not consistent. Why? Another thought, when we get those longings, we desire more and more out of them when we know they can not continue to give more.

We were made to be filled with something GREAT, something that consistently satisfies us, something that our hearts are CONTINUOUSLY longing for. We keep searching, but we cover ourselves in a blind fold of this world and we are oblivious to what lies in front of us. We dont need to search, ITS been there. From the beginning it was there and it will remain there tomorrow and the day after and the day after that.

We were made with a heart meant to be filled with the love of God. THE LOVE OF GOD, and only the LOVE of God. What are you filling your heart with?
We suffer from the these "things" that we depend on to fill us up. When they cannot keep filling us we suffer, when they won't fill us, we suffer. In our suffering, our weakness, is where we see God.

Mathew 11: 28- 30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Those mountains satisfied me and I was able to rest for those few seconds, but once they were out of sight, I longed for more, I wanted more. God does this so that we can desire him more every day. He gives us a feeling of "this is what I need" and then takes it away. He wants us to find rest in HIM, He is a jealous God, He created our hearts and wants them to be for him only. He promises that He will not take His love from us, HIS perfect, satisfying LOVE. He is our rest, all he wants is to have us overflow in his love, we are just simply pushing it away.

"Dear 9 days from now, please remind me to grab the watch that I have yet to buy"

So today, I had accidently called a long lost friend on my phone. (random button pushing, maybe an act of God? I would say so)  His name is Kag, and let me tell you, He is an amazing person. I havent seem him in almost 2.5 years, and last I had heard from him was over a year ago. Kag and I were just so excited about this accidental phone call.  He updated me on all that he is doing, now living in NYC studing Toy Design and going to Korean church. I practiced my Korean with him, EVERY single word.  After us laughing at my miss pronunciation I mastered the word "Ahn-nyung-ha-se-yo", which means "hello". Now Im off to learn  a new phrase!

I was so greatful to hear that the Lord has blessed Kag with a church and people to surround himself with.

School is done! A loooongggg drive home from Wisconsin, and some needed rest, and I am finally putting everything down and planning the rest of my stuff for Korea.

I am now getting so excited,  I am now in charge of preparing the bible lessons everyday for the kids. So art, songs and bible stories here we go! Thank the Lord for working at camp. I am so excited to teach these kids. (ps I might not tell them the moose song, so dont worry) The "To Do List" is getting smaller and smaller and Im getting more and more nervous/excited!

I know some my family is asking, "So how worried is your mother?" Well, the answer is : She's more concerned with my sister driving back to Wisconsin by herself. haha

I am also on the hunt for a book so until I find it, I will let you know what I come up with.

Psalms 25: 8-9

Good and upright is the LORD;
   therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
   and teaches them his way.

Boots

Well, this past week was a whirlwind!

With all the news and everything else that is going on over in Korea. I put a hold on purchasing my ticket, after a few conversations with LCMS things are still good to go! And the 31st is the set day of my arrival in Korea.  The Lords Ministry will continue despite previous and future events. He works in ways that we can not predict!

I am trying to learn some words before I go or some usefull phrases. I have to get the basics down. My CHAT partner told me that there is alot of English on signs, so that shouldnt be a problem. Dont want to go into the wrong bathroom or anything! haha.

I am very thankful that the kids I am working with have been learning english since a young age, so I have to help them in learning how to converse with people in English.

So today, I was thinking about Shoes. It is much colder in Korea than in Wisconsin. I need to go get some boots.

Prayers for myself and my family.

Praising God for His gift of Salvation!