Wait a minute….didn’t you leave me?
For those of you who have asked, here is how Isaiah responded when we got home from the Philippines:
He had a blast with Grandma and Grandpa Wilson, but it was almost as though when we showed up he suddenly remembered “Oh yeah, you people left me. I’m not too happy about that!” He got over it in about a half hour and even though he was clearly confused and maybe a little mad, he never left our sides from the moment he saw us.
We still wouldn’t change the way we did it this time for a few reasons:
1) You couldn’t put a price on the benefit of us getting to participate in this trip as a couple. Our marriage and our ministry was helped tremendously by us going on this trip together. We were given some crazy new categories to think in and that has really challenged us to walk with a lot more humility, and to not think we have things all figured out. Not to mention that if I had stayed home, all the experiences in the Philippines would be Daniel’s alone and there would be no way to put them all into words.
2)We didn’t know what to expect on this trip so it was good not to have the added wild card of bringing a toddler with us. We tossed the idea around for awhile, but in the end, Pastor Jose suggested we come by ourselves this time and scope it out to see if we would be comfortable bringing him next time. It was a pretty rigorous trip, which would have been more difficult if we had a two year old in tow. But that is not to say that we wouldn’t be okay with bringing him in the future. What better way for us to teach our son that God’s Word is for everyone and that we are commanded to bring it to them? But we will have to see what the Lord allows for next year.
So this time we were glad things were the way they were. And really, Isaiah had the time of his life at “Pa’s.” Grandpa watched Isaiah during the day while Grandma was at work and they lived it up! They played all day and passed out at night. I think the grandparents also thoroughly enjoyed the time they got to themselves with the little man.
June 27, 2009 at 4:30 pm
This is some great encouragement Kerry. I keep wondering what Kris and I will do in the future with our little Sadie Rose–especially when God calls us to those ministries where she, in the moment, can’t join us. Glad to hear that you learned some incredible lessons. And glad to hear that Isaiah is not still upset with you.