Back in the saddle

Well, we've been "home" in Botswana for almost two weeks now. The suitcases are unpacked and stored away, the goodies have all found a home on the shelves, and the kids are back into activities and home schooling. It seems that furlough came and went so quickly, and here we are, back in full swing. I (Keith) started back to work after a few days, and am now attempting to establish a new rhythm to life. You see, work was almost all consuming in the first half of the year, and then we slammed on the brakes, and I had no real work responsibilities for the next 3 months of furlough. Now that others have been carrying the torch (work wise), I am attempting to find my niche, and not just re-assume the massive workload that had once been mine. I think there will be some growing pains as I determine what things are mine to pick up again, and what I can leave to others, who have been doing the work while I was gone. In the meantime, we are re-connecting with the gracious and lovely friends that the Lord has blessed us with on this side of the Atlantic. It is a challenge to change frame of mind, and live our Botswana life, while our hearts still have residue of Canada calling out to us. We pray for the grace to fully engage wherever the Lord has us, that we can bring glory to His name.