I've been out of commission for a few days thanks to a weenie of an immune system and whatever else was lurking in the air.  But slowing down had its benefits.

I finally re-read a favorite book (Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society), but I'm a little sketchy on the storyline because I was so "out of it" when I read it.

Sleep & Nyquil have healing properties and kept me so far off the grid that I did not miss coffee con leche or the team or the Dominican host church to the point that I packed up to find them all.

I've become quite the expert on Kleenex quality control.

And after sleeping so much that I could not sleep anymore, I read something on a friends Facebook feed that has me thinking new thoughts.  Julia Van Der Werf & her husband, Paul, lead GO CORPS, a mobilization shop for people who want to go and share the love.  

We met last May in Tucker, Georgia, while I did a terrible job of learning how to raise support. They did a great job of presenting, my pride is what sidetracked (sidetracks) me.  To meet this family is to respect them.  Their care for one another and a Kingdom that resides within men - within people - and their integrity make one stop and take note.

Julia posted a link to a story about Samuel Zwemer that you will find here, https://urbana.org/go-and-do/missionary-biographies/faithful-hero.  I'm not going to say much more except this: his take on "the chief end of missions," the inscription on his daughters' gravestones, and his tenacity...have me thinking.  

If you read this (please do), what do you think?

Al