Overwhelmed But Not Overcome

It’s a weird thing leaving behind everything one knows in this world.

It felt uncomfortable leaving California back at the end of June. We said goodbye to what felt like home, the environment we knew, the friends we loved, and a church that we finally were growing in.

It was down right scary to add culture and language to that list… especially knowing we’d be doing so for a more extended period.

Our first night here we were overwhelmed. It was late. It was dark. We couldn’t communicate. We had difficulty figuring out where we were going. We had a few moments of doubt.

But at daybreak we found that we were not alone. We were not lost. We were home. We are in an environment that feels so good. A place to work. A place to think. A place to be real.

(Oh... and the pictures are of our house that we're living in and us on our way to the local village)