Wow, it has been awhile since our last update. A lot has happened since then. We have journeyed to Costa Rica for my mandatory 72 hours outside of the Central American Union (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) to extend my visa, our 1st year anniversary of our marriage, and we celebrated Semana Santa (Holy Week...the week before Easter...which also happened to be the hottest week of the year).
A lot of people have been asking us about the status of our papers for Eva to be able to come to the states and we are still waiting for the next step to be taken to come in the mail. Supposedly it should be coming soon...then after that, we can start to estimate how long it will be yet.
We have also been asked a lot about how we have been feeling being in this "holding pattern" with our papers. The only thing I can think of to explain it is sort of a Robinson Crusoe-type feeling...let me explain...If you have read the book or know anything about him, Tom Hanks in Castaway, or even Gilligan's Island for that matter, there is this aspect of uncertainty that is always hovering over them. Should they stay on the beach or should they go deeper into the island to set up their life and let their roots dig in? That aspect is something that Eva and I have been having to deal with for a few months now. It has been difficult that we never really know when we will be told that it's time to go to the embassy and start the end of this "paper process"....which sometimes can be a burden that really discourages you from moving forward.
This has been a constant battle of ours while we look for ministry opportunities, because we can't promise anything super long term right now, because we know our next step is to head to the States. We have to keep reminding ourselves that this time right now is for beginnings...possible seeds being planted for the future...relationships being made that may have to be put on hold or exist only through long distance...and a country that we love being left only in hopes that we will be able to help in the future.
It's all very confusing for me to even try to explain, but I hope this gives a little insight into what we have been experiencing. Most of the time that I have "stepped out in faith" has been related to another country and their needs. I have never experienced "stepping out in faith" by returning to my home country...totally alien concept for my mind...I can only imagine how someone like Robinson Crusoe would have felt when he saw a ship on the horizon and had to mentally wrestle with the idea of leaving behind what was his life...to return to a life that he once knew...odd...like upside-down palm trees...
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