I just wanted to share something with you all that I read today that was an incredible encouragement to me. Also, I would like to ask for your thoughts for a dear friend of ours. The past two years while we were in U-U, we had the privilege of working with some wonderful people. One family we worked with is presently on their home assignment in the States. Just last month, they found out that the man, David, has an extremely rare type of cancer. Our hearts are really saddened by this news, and he is on our thoughts constantly. Yet, through his letters, he has been an incredible example and encouragement to us. We just recently received an update from him, and as I read it, the tears wouldn't stop flowing. I was really encouraged by something that he shared, and thought that I'd just copy and paste it here. Perhaps it will be an encouragement to you as well.
"Just before Christmas, I went for a long walk along the beach. We live about 25 minutes drive from the ocean. It was a wonderful time of reflection on the life G. has given me, all the way from my childhood in Russia, step by step through His incredible plan for my life, up to this moment. It was overwhelming. And as I was walking, I noticed very small footprints, those of a child in the sand. They trailed all over the place, sometimes toward the waves, then far up onto the beach, then back again. But there was another set of footprints, big ones going steady and straight in one direction. It didn’t take rocket science to figure that these were the footprints of big DADDY. As I walked along these footprints, I noticed that the little footprints disappeared. But after a while, they appeared again, running all over the place, then disappearing again. By now you are probably thinking of “Footprints in the Sand.” Yes, that’s exactly what I started to think about because it was so vivid. But to me, it was also a little reminder from my Daddy above about His walk with me through my life. My little footprints were all over; His are big, steady and straight. Mine were disappearing every so often; His were always there. And there was no question where I was when my footprints weren’t visible; I was resting in His arms."
It was such a beautiful reminder to me that He will never, ever leave us. He is always there, no matter what we go through. Please keep our friend David in your thoughts, especially on Jan. 11th as he is planning on having surgery. Thank-you.
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