Well it’s been eight weeks now since we have moved back to Texas. You would think that would be sufficient time to get re-adjusted to life in the states but after living abroad for almost five years, sometimes we feel more foreign than we do normal! It doesn’t help that we came home because of unforeseen reasons but God is proving as always that His ways are clearly not our ways anyway. So we are learning to just let go and learn a new/old way of life.
Since returning home, Jason has answered a new calling. While we lived in Guatemala this past year Jason said on several occasions that if he ever got the chance to get a medical education he would jump on it. Nurses are a huge demand in missions, and so many people die before getting the help they need simply because there is no one near who can help them. So it was not the least bit odd that when we found out for sure that we were to stay in America for a long while he immediately enrolled in MCC’s RN nursing program. We are very proud of him, he has always had a knack for helping the sick (or just about anyone) and I know that there is a need for people with hearts like his in our hospitals today. The director of the RN program said he was a shoe in and so this past Monday Jason went back to school and our home got a little quieter with one less boy hanging out!
Amanda has decided not to “go to work”. It was a hard decision for our family, but we feel like if we’ve learned anything over these years in missions it is that we were put on this earth to do just that, mission work. We can live without many of the creature comforts as we have done for the past five years and, Lord willing, Amanda will spend her days volunteering and making a difference the only way she knows how by hugging and loving on the un-loved. She has begun the process of applying for volunteer work through Mission Waco for the children’s summer programs. We’ve lived a God lead life up to this point so that is how we will continue to live… one day at a time and for Him! It is a legacy we hope to pass on to our children one day.
If we were to give our new mission a name I think we would name it “Everyday Missions” basically living Missional Lives Wherever We Are. We’ve always preached that ALL are called no matter where you live, there is work to be done and it seems God is asking us to back up our words with actions now and do Missions right here in Waco, TX… who would have ever thought?!?!?! So get ready Waco, The Butcher’s are back and they have a lifetime of lessons just waiting to spill over into everyday life!
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Thank you so much for sharing what y'all have been up to! I was wondering what Jason was doing! And seriously, Jadie and I both would love to sit down with you two and just catch up!
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