A time of reflection

There are exactly 58 days left until my return flight is to depart. It may sound like a lot to some but to me it is a reminder of how quickly my time here has gone. It is like watching the sand in an hour glass quickly fall to the bottom; there is nothing I can do to stop it.

My ever present knowledge of what is to come causes me to think on what I do have. It reminds me of all the wonderful things I am going to miss about Ecuador. Just for starters, I will miss the warmness of the people. There is always time to sit and talk to a friend or invite them in for a drink. I will miss being tackled by little Ecuadorian children who have a million questions about where I am from, my family and if my skin color is really natural. I will especially miss all the random things that to most North Americans would consider more than abnormal but always made me laugh. But most of all I will miss the feelings of contentment, peace and joy that cover my being as I live day to day. There is something about being exactly where God has called me to be that is full of sweetness. It does not matter what has taken place in the day. I could be frustrated, tired, or discouraged yet at the end of the day I still have this overwhelming sense of purpose; I think to myself, ¨there is no other place that I would rather be.¨ This is the calling of Christ.