The emotion of the beginning will never be sufficient to carry you to the end
I'm not going to lie... the second time around seems harder. Maybe it is because we are older, maybe because we now have a child, maybe because you start to realize the cost of being a missionary. The very first time we went out as missionaries Josh and I were in our early twenties and ready for the adventure of moving to another country to do Chi Alpha. We had been married for barely a year and willing to do whatever the Lord asked. It all sounded so fun and exciting! Fast forward 5 years later and here we are transitioning to go back to Chile for our second term. It is still our God lead decision. Our hearts are still committed to God's call to pioneer university ministry in Chile but the emotion has wained a little. We are weary from traveling and going from church to church, sharing our heart for Chile. Let me clarify that itineration is one of the essences of what we do and I would not change that. It is so beautiful the way God uses churches and families to