It's been a long time since January

Someone wrote to me recently and said it had been awhile since I had written....ya think so? Well you would be correct. These past 4 month have been so busy....Alana's college decision has been made...Univ. of Mobile...9 hours away. So much to do to get ready for all that. You know, your life is filled with alot of drama when you have 4 girls in your house. We had an awesome time in the Dominican Republic. Beautiful sights, beautiful people, a great team to work with....so much is on my mind now, it's hard to know where to start. So I won't write too much...I'm tired....yea, that's the best description of where I am right now in my life...tired of red tape, tired of worrying, just plain tired. But God gives me his word to keep me going....He says "I will give you rest". I look at the next few months and don't see much rest, but I know I have to rest in him. He is the one who knows me best....so many people really don't understand me, but does anyone really understand anyone else? I'm not real sure.....I don't really try to understand people anymore, they are too confusing and weird. I'm glad God tells us to love people, not understand people. We need to see people as God sees them, and sometimes that is not easy to do...it's late at night, can you tell? I get tired for writng newsletters all the time, newsletters I don't think people really read, but we have to use something to let people know what's going on, don't we? Tonight I was so proud of my daughter. I am blessed with 3 amazing children not to mention an amazing wife....these past 4 months have been hard in many ways....I have been reminded that ministry is not about buildings, it's about people. So many changes are coming in the next few months that I feel overwhelmed at times, but we keep on going.....we are not called to understand, we are called to love. "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you LOVE one another", not if you understand one another, right? Do we really know each other, or do we just go through the motions, day by day, week by week, minute by minute? Very few people really know me, and I probably really know very few people....life gets too busy some times, and we get tired. Lord, I need to rest in you.
God bless you....if you could hear my Dominican friends say that phrase you would never forget it, and you would never take it for granted again.....God bless you.....
Keep Believing!
John