Hey friends! 🙋🏼♀️
By God's grace, He saw us through a tough month and a half. Such emotional highs and lows, but God's name be praised! 1 Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore! 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised! Psalm 113:1-3 We summarize what all went on in our last update, so no need to share more details here. (We'd be happy to talk to you individually though. So just get in touch!) Through the ups and downs, we have been held in the precious arms of Jesus. We know that He is for us and that He loves us. God has used many of you to lift our spirits, so thank you... ...for listening when we complain, ...for reminding us of God's promises when we forget (why do we forget so often?!), ...for praying when we don't have the words, ...for making us laugh and helping us see the JOY in the mundane. We are so grateful for you! Thank you! 🙏🏼 😊 🙏🏼 😊 🙏🏼 Let's talk about today. November 9th. Today is an awkward milestone. Today marks five years since we left our hearts in a little adobe building with computers that speak this crazy robot-like Spanish. That at the buzz of the front gate in they come. At first quietly, and then the robust laughter begins. Those of us with our vision can literally see the burdens left at the door. But I suppose if you listen carefully, you can hear a lightness in their voices too. No longer carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders (in their souls?), our friends find out who is there and greet each one with a gentle kiss on the cheek, warm hug or handshake. I chuckle now thinking of how in the first few days of our time at CEMIPRE, we were quickly enrolled in a crash course in what I like to call "Personal Space: What's it for anyways?" Inevitably, you bump into someone in the tiny building or the newest student unfamiliar with her surroundings (and her recent loss of vision) with arms extended finds your back or arm on the way to the restroom. Oops! "No te preocupes! / Don't worry about it!" And I think of those hard days of sharing in the disappointments of a hard diagnosis for a new student - irreversible vision loss. Of planning a lesson and only one student showing up, again. Of seeing the flicker of hope (real hope) but sadness over how the system of works over faith in Christ alone still has a hold on our dear friend. But you know what? I wouldn't trade it for anything. Five years of praying, asking the Lord to send us back. Five years of beautiful moments with family and friends here in the U.S. Meeting so many people to share our hearts' desire for this special place at the end of the world. But we are so looking forward to the time we can be back in that little adobe building reunited with our friends. Here's to God's faithfulness and His never-ending love for His children. Be encouraged, friend, that in the waiting, He is still there! He has not left you, nor will He ever. ✌🏻❤️ Danielle
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Cathy
11/9/2018 06:11:07 pm
Awesome letter. We continue to pray for your prompt return. We love you!
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David & Danielle
11/9/2018 07:25:24 pm
Thanks, Cathy! Love you all bunches!
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Elaine S
11/9/2018 07:39:56 pm
We love you all so much and see Jesus in your lives everytime we meet. His timing is perfect! You are in our thoughts and prayers! Eph.3:20....I love the KJV..version..Exceedingly abundently!
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The Grotton FamilyDavid and Danielle are missionaries serving in Viña del Mar, Chile. They work primarily among the differently enabled. Archives
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