One of my new year's resolutions is kicking in. While on Home Assignment, I've been reading so many blogs and realized it is something I want to do again.
Pieter and I have an interesting, wonderful blessed life we share. We've been to 25 countries now, America the last of this list. Growing up on a farm in South Africa, I would never have thought this is going to be my future. We meet people, we make friends, very good friends. We have to say good bye way too many times, but then we move on and make new friends. How fortunate we are. Redding was the perfect place for us to rest after 22 years of cross-cultural experiences. Well, America was also a cultural experience, but it was easy. People at Simpson University were good to us, we had a wonderful comfortable home, and working with young students brought many memories back from our days in the Philippines.
We came home to Darhan last week. This morning while praying, I've just realized again how blessed we are. Always food on the table and a roof over our heads. Even when it is just the floor of another apartment above us, it is still there. The differences we have experienced this year while living life are huge, but home is where your heart is, isn't it. One of the first things that went back into our living room was a picture of Anri and Sonja. That is the best I can do to have them with us.
Here's two pictures, one of the house in Redding where we lived for one year, and our apartment building in Darhan. Two worlds apart! Our apartment, 4th floor in the corner could fit in more than three times in the house.
Pieter and I have an interesting, wonderful blessed life we share. We've been to 25 countries now, America the last of this list. Growing up on a farm in South Africa, I would never have thought this is going to be my future. We meet people, we make friends, very good friends. We have to say good bye way too many times, but then we move on and make new friends. How fortunate we are. Redding was the perfect place for us to rest after 22 years of cross-cultural experiences. Well, America was also a cultural experience, but it was easy. People at Simpson University were good to us, we had a wonderful comfortable home, and working with young students brought many memories back from our days in the Philippines.
We came home to Darhan last week. This morning while praying, I've just realized again how blessed we are. Always food on the table and a roof over our heads. Even when it is just the floor of another apartment above us, it is still there. The differences we have experienced this year while living life are huge, but home is where your heart is, isn't it. One of the first things that went back into our living room was a picture of Anri and Sonja. That is the best I can do to have them with us.
Here's two pictures, one of the house in Redding where we lived for one year, and our apartment building in Darhan. Two worlds apart! Our apartment, 4th floor in the corner could fit in more than three times in the house.
Until next time .... from Mongolia. Haniki
