Ohhh it hits and it hits hard.  Culture shock.  Homesickness.  Lethargy.  I've become very used to life here, and I've realize that I am very ready to come home.  I don't know if this phase will pass, but I know God is good and will give me what I need to make it until the summer, and then to be steadfast next year.

I was talking with my friend Noel, who is a runner and also a cancer survivor.  She compares being here to running a marathon.  It's a slower pace than what we're used to.  But it goes on and on and you need to keep going, even when you're tired.  Just keep going.

That's all for now.  Thank you for your prayers for my brother Jon, who just had his gall bladder removed and is still in the hospital.  I wish I could be there to support the family, but my support must be in prayers to God.  He certainly hears every one of them.


²² "Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, 
    for his compassions never fail. 
²³ They are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness."   Lamentations 3:22-23


In Christ,

Anna