Recharging my outlook...

As I stated a few posts ago this past May I turned 60. Now when I was in College back in the early 70's I thought 60 was a long way off and I had plenty of time to do many things I wanted to do. Little did I know that the golden age of 60 would arrive so soon and without notice. In some ways I have been depressed with regrets of things that might have been, or what I could have done different but as we all know hind sight is always better that fore sight. Last Sunday Morning our Pastor and his family shared about their recent nearly 3 weeks mission trip to Kenya. This trip is one I had originally planned to go on but due to the quick change of schedule and some health issues as well as some financial restraints I decided not to go. My daughter Rachel had planned to go also and began to raise money to go even got her plane tickets and was progressing towards going. God had a different plan though as her husband and her had been trying to have a child for 5 years even going to specialists to find out why they could not. Just 5 weeks before the trip to Africa she found out she was expecting and because of the shots required to go to that part of the world; she felt it would not be wise to risk even though slight would not be worth it. She did not go to Africa. As the Pastor and his family shared stories and videos of their trip I had tears running down my cheeks as I have always had a heart for missions. You see 20 years ago next month I went on the first of 3 missions trip to Juarez Mexico and ministered in several churches, orphanages, at the Dump area where some very poor people live as well as street ministry and parks. My son Jonathan is now ministering in some of the same places I did 20 years ago going over several times a month from hos home in El Paso, TX. All these things have sparked in me a desire to go again to Juarez with my son and daughter (who is fully fluent in Spanish) to minister and then possibly to the Dominican Republic to help some missionaries I know there and then I would still like to go to Africa and minister also. Goals I know are big but I serve a Big God who is Lord of the seemingly Impossible!