Today I attended a "Going Away Party" for my bestfriend, her husband, and their precious daugther Grace because in just 3 days they will be doing what some Christians only talk about in their lives...they are moving to China to be missionaries! I truly do not know if they will ever know how much Mike and I admire them for stepping out of their comfort zones and following where God has led them! Jessica and I have been friends through so much..highschool, college, getting married, having children, and the most important thing of all we have grown as Christians individually and together! Last year Jessica and Jon read the book "Radical" and passed it on to me so I could read it as well! This book changed us all and I remember sitting in Steak and Shake one night with Jessica talking about how we wanted to raise our children to change this world and to step out of their comfort zones for their God...I left that night not knowing what the future held for us but knew that something big was going to happen! From that night on everytime I was with Jessica and Jon I knew that God was doing something big within them both and it got me so excited...I knew that they were ready to do whatever God set in front of them! Not much long after Jessica told me that they would be going to China and I was of course so many emotions sad, scared, excited, proud, nervous, etc and I still am but I know that our God will protect them! Nothing is more true of our friendship then the song by Watermark "More than you'll ever know" The lyrics say:
Something brought you to my mind today
I thought about the funny ways
you make me laugh
And yet I feel like its okay to cry with you
Something about just being with you that
When I leave I feel like I've been with God
and thats the way it ought to be
So everytime I start to miss my friend I will listen to this song and be proud of who God gave me as my bestfriend in this life!!! We love you three so much and we are so proud of you guys!!!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
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