This travelogue has had its sabbath rest these past 2+ weeks, and now i am somewhat settled into life and willing again to take up my pen (or keyboard, rather). That said, i will be writing on a much more limited basis than when i am out traveling, as is always the case when i am back in routine life. If, that is, you can use language so loosely as to call my life routine :)
I have unpacked my suitcase finally...and unpacked my storage to refurnish my old bedroom down in the half-basement(ish) level of this old house. Usually i have these tasks done within two days of arriving home, but the housing situation while all our teams were back for debriefing and graduation was such as that the room i was intended to move into was occupied until this past week. Now i am moved into it at last and its gone a long way toward making me feel like i am really back...and better than that, back home.
I didn't realize how exhausted i was from this recent trip until i was back and slowed down a little. I have been trying to catch up on sleep, and just get rested... then little by little taking on things like taxes and such before my schedule goes into full swing again. And when will that be? Well, pretty much that is now. As of this last week i have my hands full again, doing administrative prep work for the Spring semester of the SBFM course. There is a lot to do before the new students arrive in about three weeks, and a full schedule once they are here.
The new class sounds awesome from what i read in their applications- I am really anticipating the upcoming months participating in their lives. The privilege of investing in young people in this way always amazes me. I am so grateful that God continues to draw young men and women here to Maui to be strengthened in their faith and to respond to His call on their lives.
Yep. It's worth it all. No question.
