03-30-2008
Camper Bus to Minivan
By Renae
A young married couple arrived in Texas ready to change the world. They left the familiarity of Southern Idaho to attend Youth with a Mission’s training school. Anxiety mixed with excitement created an emotional wife hungering for peace. Two weeks into the lessons on faith, a challenge was issued. About missions. About family. About children.
The biggest lack of provision children have is not seeing God’s greatness.
Provide for children? Show them the greatness of God? That challenge was mine. I did not even want to consider having children, yet the whisper in my heart persisted. I argued, “We don’t have an income. We are in school. I’m not ready!” I fought and cried, and then I knew. A little life was already growing.
A mother’s joy rippled through my fears. Clinging to the knowledge of God, I endured the nausea, the exhaustion, and the outreach in the heat of summer. Crammed in a van traversing the mid-western states, I cried for lack of preparation. I wanted to decorate a nursery. Instead, I stored prayers in Heaven and pondered the responsibility of motherhood. I had so much to learn.
My husband and I traveled to Texas in our hippie bus for a biblical education. We believed the Word of God transforms lives. I still believe. That is why I homeschool. I don’t want to miss any opportunity to show my children God’s greatness. We enjoy his creation. We love each other. We live by faith.
Before our miracle baby came home from the hospital, our Volkswagen camper bus was traded for a vehicle with seat belts. Now we drive a minivan. And even though we don’t live in a foreign nation, I have a mission. It’s close to home.
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