I think I can remember when Emily and JJ were as small as Colette is, but things fade with age. And, actually, when they were born both Emily and JJ were smaller than Colette, and I was never as large as Steve, but there is some correlation nevertheless. In any case, all is very good with everyone. We have enjoyed time with Steve's mother--and especially enjoyed her fantastic cooking (she works as a cook for 120 people at a nursing home in Miami). Nancy has spent several nights helping on the graveyard shift. I have been the gofer...I go for whatever is needed.

This morning I read these words in Oswald Chambers classic devotional guide, My Utmost for His Highest. The day's title was The Baffling Call of God , and while it may be a bit of a problem to harmonize it with Rick Warren's Purpose Driven emphasis (Oswald writes, If we have a purpose of our own, it destroys the simplicity and leisureliness which ought to characterize the children of God), it is a good thought.
The call of God can never be stated explicitly; it is implicit. God's call is like the call of the sea, no one hears it but the one who has the nature of the sea in him. It cannot be stated definitely what the call of God is because His call is to be in comradeship with Himself for His own purposes, and the test is to believe that God knows what He is after. The things that happen do not happen by chance, they happen entirely in the decree of God. God is working out His purposes.

Thanks to Kathi and the youth for making it possible to follow them on their mission trip via their blog. I am praying for the services at Calvin today, assuming that the youth will give some kind of report--if not I know they will soon.