A Jon Post
Welcome to 2011. Sorry this post didn’t make it up on the weekend. Hopefully our loyal readership doesn’t abandon us for our lateness.
So 2010, huh? What a year! And 2011? Lots coming our way I think!
In 2010 we moved into Mozambique with bright eyes, hopeful hearts and a lot of determination. We wanted to see the Kingdom of God brought here to Maputo and to the hospital. We set our hearts on being a hand to hold in last days, and being a smiling face in painful ones.
In 2010 our daughter started her journey into our lives.
There were a lot of bold, fearless moments, many successes.
And there were failures, broken hearts, breathless lungs, and tear-streaked faces.
In 2010 we’ve learned to find and see the Lord in the little victories and miracles along the way.
(January) Layne’s time with Emilia right up until and through her passing.
(January) My time with Joaquim, the first good friend I made here who died in the hospital.
(January-June) God’s providence in moving us to Angola, then His peace and voice in our move back to Mozambique.
(June) Our daughter.
(July) Reading the Bible with José Manuel the day before his death
(July) Sharing Christ with many by bringing the World Cup to the big screen in small villages
(August) Precious Sandra, being able to be with her daughter in northern Mozambique in her last days instead of a hospital bed.
(October) Dear friend Sabu, going home to his family.
(November) 13-year-old Marcelino who loved our daughter so much, prayed for her, asked how she was every time he saw us. Even up until the day he died.
(December) A hug from Tomé and a kiss from Lúcia
A Kiss from Lúcia
A Hug from Tomé
These are just a few of the little victories and miracles we’ve seen this year. They have often been surrounded by pain, but that’s our ministry.
We kinda like it.
Happy New Year!
I love seeing Tome’s smiling face again and Lucia’s sweet affection for Layne. Priceless humanity. And indescribable relationship — that God-spark reaching out to touch another. Thank you for giving us a glimpse in 2010 of how God loves people. It should be impossible to forget that reality, and yet, in our busy-ness we manage to do it quite often!
May the Christ-in-us love more deeply in 2011.
I kinda like that you kinda like it.
thanks for helping us feel a part of what you’re doing there. can’t wait to come and see you and your life there in person. and thanks for making me cry again. love you guys!
Oh! Thank you both for doing a very good job at making us feel so up to date with your ministry there in Africa. Your posts have been nothing short of “being Jesus hands and feet” to a hurting and sometimes lost world. We laugh with you, we cry with you, and most precious we pray with you. Again thank you. You help ground us “me” and for that I’m grateful :) May God bless every step you take in 2011.