Our dear friends. Thank you so very much. That's a sentiment that's very hard to just communicate with words on a screen from us to you, and you know that, and we know that, but we try anyways. Because we really cannot stop thanking you. You, who keep us alive. You who let us eat. You who let us stay warm at night under a roof, between warm concrete walls. You who keep us company with your emails and skyping and prayers when we are lonely.
God is not the only One keeping us alive here. You are too. THANK YOU.
Aaron Weiss, the lead singer for one of my favorite bands (mewithoutYou) said, after a really great concert at Calvin, that he often screams and yells and dances while singing because "...how could you ever be happy enough or how could you ever be sad enough about this world we live in?"
So. THANK YOU.
We have a request for you, which I hope it works. Hope it gets a response. Because it's exactly that. We would love to hear from more of you. Perhaps it's a bit selfish to ask? This is like Kelly asking me to hug her when she needs a hug and I didn't realize that. I never used to think that that would ever happen, but it does and that's life.
We're not writing this blog to be famous. Or even to be validated as people. Jesus validated our lives very well when he bought us back from sin BEFORE WE REPENTED. More joyful yelling. But, in the same way that ya'll are, along with God, in the business of keeping us alive over here, we need a little validation on the blog too.
THANK YOU to ya'll who have read the blog. THANK YOU when you tell us you read it and had a similar experience or you think we're good, thoughtful writers or that you love us. In a new place where it's a bit difficult to even walk out the door, it is SO GOOD to hear from ya'll when we write.
THANK YOU for doing it. This is just a heartfelt plea to keep it up and to start if you haven't yet. Don't worry if you think it'll sound stupid. We love you, you love us, it'll be lovely. I pinkie-promise.
And don't even think about apologizing or feeling guilty. There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, and none from us. This is about love, not guilt.
We are so looking forward to hearing from you.
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Hi Jack and Kelly, Carol from Budapest Christian Library. I've enjoyed reading your blog and wanted you to know so I don't feel like a stalker! I totally understand your need to be communicated with. I also wanted to let you know that Merrill and I are in Budapest now, and at some point will have books to give away. When I saw that you were in Romania, I thought perhaps you would be interested or maybe know of someone that could use English books. If you message me on fb your email, I can explain more about this in an email. Keep writing the blog - it's so interesting to hear the details of your everyday!
ReplyDeleteHi Jack and Kelly, I've really enjoyed reading your posts and letters about your adventures in Romania. Its so funny to think about the different world we were all in a year ago, working in the SLC. I had no idea a year ago that I would be where I am now, worrying about significant figures and lab reports and stereochemistry. I'm not sure, maybe you two knew by the end of March that you would be in Romania, but I'm sure that you've had plenty of surprises since arriving and that your adventures have been different from what you might have expected. I miss both of you and wish you the best as you move on to Lupeni for more learning and adventures.
ReplyDeleteWe had just been asked to come in February...but it wasn't very real then. Yeah, the space between college and now is rather alarming. We're learning how little we can do to control our lives. It's good.
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