Standing at the Summit

We are standing at the summit of a mountain: if we look to our left there is a lush valley from which we have come. A place rich with friendship, community and joy. If we look to our right, we see fog. We don't know what lies beneath the fog. More mountains to climb or another rich, but different, valley?

As we have been thinking, praying and discussing what our future holds, this is the image that came to my mind. 

We were so blessed in Milwaukee, finding a community that was better than anything we could have imagined; it was something that we were searching for and God provided bountifully. But at the same time, something we always wanted and desired was to go overseas and serve. So when this opportunity came up, we knew it was time to go, no matter how painful it would be. And now we are here and our hearts flip flop about every other minute between feeling excited about the possibilities here (or elsewhere in the world) and feeling like we just want to go back to our sweet valley. 

We know that it is no accident that we are here. There were more than enough signs along the way that this is the path that we should be on, but now, standing here at the summit, do we push on into the foggy unknown or do we go back down into our valley? 

We realize it is still early in our time here, and that we are actually getting a chance to test out the foggy side of the mountain, so to speak, before we commit. We know that God can do great things and can make it clear which way we are to go next, but I also believe that it will come down to our choice. So we are praying, and ask for your prayers, that we would trust fully in God and that we would be present in our time here. We want to take full advantage of this opportunity and try out everything that we can to see if something clicks, and even if it doesn't click (which in my experience it doesn't and it comes down to a choice, which is the freedom we have in Christ), that we would still be grateful and changed by our experiences.