Abnormal…

that is a good way to describe how we are feeling.  Odd enough that nothing feels normal, an overall feeling of inadequacy because we seem to barely be accomplishing the simplest of tasks.  I think all of our brains are on overload all day long.  The climate is different, the water taste different, the showers work different, all measurements are different, and the list could go on and on.

We all chuckled at this truck as we passed it today and decided this was a perfect word for how we are feeling.

On the other hand, we started school on Monday.  We are doing a lighter load this week, but we have all felt good about accomplishing something that is familiar to us, praise God for that!!

Last year, during Holy Week, each day we read a post on Desiring God and studied what happened leading up to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.  I decided to revisit it again this year, and it has been a good reminder to all of us, that our current circumstances don’t hold any weight to what we have to look forward to in eternity.

Tuesday’s blog post titled; The King We Needed, But Never Wanted 

had something that really caught our attention,

If we come to the crucified one expecting him to make life easier and more comfortable, we’re not listening to him. Jesus says, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Mark 8:34).

That has really caused me to search my heart, and make sure I am not just always looking to “feel” comfortable.  So often in our awkwardness, the Holy Spirit is alive, and the gospel is advanced.

Also, every evening (after the kids are ready for bed) we listen as Rob reads us one chapter from David Livingstone (Africa’s Trailblazer).  One chapter is about all we can handle, as everyone is so tired from our daily activities.  As you can see, Hudson didn’t make it last night….the chapter was too long, or Hudson was too tired.

It has given us such perspective of what it must have been like for people years ago, traveling to places that have been unreached up to this point, and encountering things that are so hard for their minds to grasp.  Honestly, it makes me feel like such a wimp, but keeps us all on the edge of our seats.

We went to church on Sunday and that was exciting.  It took us a bit over an hour to get there, but we enjoyed it and look forward to visiting another church this Sunday until we can find one we can call our own.  Below is a picture that was taken outside of our silo.

I have a feeling we won’t post again until next week.  Rob has high hopes that our family will be working on the house all weekend.  Hopefully we will have some new pictures of the house to post next week.  Happy Easter – and enjoy time with family and loved ones.  Thanks again for all of your prayers and support, we are so blessed to have so many people loving us from a distance.

Love, The Kochan’s