It has been quite a ride since I last posted. I got back from my big road trip, which was amazing. I married my sister Kara and her husband Ben, which was amazing. I friend Cecily visit, which was amazing. I got sick with the stomach flu and explosive diarrhea, which was amazing, but in a bad way. We had our Cutshall Family Reuinon, amazing. Spent a week at our cabin with a few close friends, amazing, and I got sick again with an infected bursa sac on my elbow. I could go on, I still have a wedding to go to, my friends form Sweden are in town and oh year I have to start packing for my return to The Netherlands.
Needless to say, its been a crazy summer, most good some bad, but crazy. Now that I am nearing the end of my time back in Minnesota I am looking forward to going back to The Hague. There are a few reasons for this, I miss my friends there, I miss Crossroads. Don't get me wrong the catch here is when I am there I will miss the people in Minnesota, I guess that's how things will be. The most pressing thing is I want to get to work. I am excited to get back to Europe and start helping with the work that is going on there. I love being home, but it has felt like living out of a suit case for 4 months and that has been very draining.
I have learned a few things this summer. The first is a lesson I have learned before...I am not invincible, I can't do everything. I know, I can't believe it either, but sure enough when I started getting sick this summer I realized it was mainly from being run down both emotionally, physically and even spiritually. I think that this has a lot to do with being unsettled. I have been in transition for about a year now and its taking its toll. I am looking forward to having a place to live that is stable, I am looking forward to having a job that I love and can build, I am looking forward to being stable for a while.
The second lesson, which I have also learned before is everything doesn't have to happen now. Time, we have time. I learned that if you give something time usually you will find the best way through, you will find the right words to say and you will be much more relaxed. This summer got going so fast, the pace of life was moving and moving I forgot how much time I have. I think part of this is being back in the U.S., but part of it is in me. I want to keep moving forward, building solving, growing and I will push and push to make that happen. This summer I learned the importance of slowing things down and taking my time.
I have had a great summer, lots of adventures and stories to tell. I have seen old friends and made new ones. The best part was I got to preform the wedding of my Big sister and a really good friend of mine, that I will cherish forever. I am looking forward to what is next, but a little wiser and a little more calm.
Jason
Prayer Requests:
1) I am still needing more support before I can return to Europe. Pray for God to provide.
2) Pray for me as I transition to Holland, it will be a big move.
3) Pray for CAI that the work of the Kingdom will keeping going forward.
