I have been back in Omaha for 3 weeks now. I have enjoyed spending time with my friends and family that I love so much. I am enjoying having my days free, which is something I have never experienced before. However, it is time for me to go back to work. The Lord has flung open the door for me to work full time with Mosaic Community Development here in Omaha. I will not do it justice by describing all the amazing things that they are part of....so here is the website for you to check it out on your own....http://www.mosaiccd.org/.. I am sure most of you know me well enough to know how excited I am to work with an organization like this that cares for the poor. I am thankful that the Lord heard my prayer and provided a way for me to do something meaningful with my days that impacts the poor in a positive way. Some of you may be asking whether or not I want to go back to Sierra Leone. The answer to that simply is YES! I do want to go back and I think I will someday, to visit at the very least.
When I was preparing to come back from Sierra Leone, I was doing a lot of praying and thinking about what would be next for me. I knew there was a big part of my heart that felt pulled to be there but something was telling me not to commit to that and to wait until I got back here to put all things in perspective and make a decision. Since the moment I got back into Omaha, I have just known this is where I am to be .... at least FOR NOW. I cannot explain why exactly or if this means long term or what, but I know that the Lord has me here to minister to the poor of my own community. These are people that I love and I feel the like the Lord has been telling me I am responsible to minister and show His love to.
SO, until He tells me otherwise, Omaha is where I am at. I miss Freetown every day and random things still make me cry. Seeing pictures of the kids, watching a video from Freetown, random songs on the radio or sometimes my memories just take me back there and my heart is overwhelmed with how much I miss their beautiful faces and warm smiles. I have enjoyed being with those I love here, but I have yet to be able to say that I am "happy to be home". My heart is thousands of miles away and aches to be with all the kids that I fell in love with. However, I have a peace and excitement for what the Lord has for me here and I know beyond anything doubt can touch that this is what I am supposed to be doing.
It is hard to reconcile those two truths but that is just how it is for now.
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