I was making a comment on Facebook to one of the great missionaries who we served with in South Africa. Due to my failing memory I went back to check something on this blog from when we were serving in Swaziland in early 2009. While I was looking I came across a post I made a few days before we moved from Swaziland to Richards Bay. As I read it I thought that it would be good to repeat it here. It reflects the way we feel about serving missions.

March 2009 – Ezulwini Valley, Swaziland..

So ends another week in paradise. It is hard to think of our mission as any kind of sacrifice. The blessings that we receive each day, the wonderful elders and couples we serve with, the chance to help in service projects, going to meetings and sharing the spirit, and all the other things that come with serving a mission far outweighs being away from home and family. We probably think about our family more when we are on missions than we do when we are at home. We include them individually each day in our prayers. We include things that they tell us in their letters that are important in their lives. We know that the Lord will bless them and us as we serve here in South Africa. Missions are truly one of God’s tender mercies that he makes available to all who desire to serve.

BTW we just 15 minutes before had talked to two of our children and some grandchildren via FaceTime. Home can be just a click away.