In my last post I committed to writing once
more before I take another break from blogging. I’ve
been back in Vienna for two weeks and have survived ten days in the office. I’m
fairly confident I’ll make it through this week too. In fact, looking at the
first weeks back and my furlough beforehand, the keyword is definitely blessed. I’m wary about the fact that
this word can be overused in Christian communication (‘Blessings’ is one of
those standard sign-off phrases in Christian emails, which I’m trying not to
use without meaning it)… But anyway, this is one of the occasions where it
really hits the mark.
It’s been lovely catching up with my colleagues
here and sharing about all that God did in my furlough; also being able to say
thank you for their regular prayers in past months. It’s also been great to
slot back into my church community here, particularly my small group. Returning
in January had the advantage of the fact that everybody was getting back into things after the
break. The only thing I need to remind myself is that it’s ok not have seen
everybody yet and caught up with them. It is ok to have evenings at home and
enjoy being back in my apartment. There is of course still the temptation of
more ‘doing’ and less ‘being’ (as in being still, listening to God). Still working
on this one, whether on the support raising schedule or the office timetable…
But there you have it, a little insight into
furlough and post-furlough. Thanks for following the blog over the past few
months and for the prayer, personal messages of encouragement and so on… Not
sure when I’ll next be blogging but I will keep you posted. In the meantime don’t
forget to keep up to date with TWR via our website and Facebook pages:
There are some exciting things going on in the
ministry this year… And perhaps you want to get involved too.
With all this talk of blessings and other good
things going on, it wouldn’t be right to end this post without saying thank you
to God. It’s all from Him and should be all for His glory. Thank you, Father. Amen.
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