Well, here I am, sitting in my office at my home computer. I am definitely still tired, and dealing with all the physical things a long trip brings on. But I am home... and for those who know me well they know that I beleive that Dorothy had spoken the wisdom of the ages when she said, "There's no place like home." So I am glad to be here, but in some ways wishing I was back at Vancouver with David and the team.
I don't know if I will ever be able to tell all that I experienced there. Yesterday at worship we had a testimony day... The New Orleans Team gave individual testimonies about their mission trip to New Orleans and I did a Vancouver presentation. There was more to tell than I could, and certainly more that I could really give people an understanding of. It was a trip of a lifetime. That is the conclusion I come to this morning, and even if I can go to London in 2 1/2 years, it will not be the same. Vancouver was my first AMI trip...
How can I tell you about the witnessing that I experienced? You know witnessing has two sides... one if you are being witnessed to, but another if you are witnessing. Both sides have very different perspectives and very different spiritual components. Witnessing, sharing your faith, is very rewarding even if no one responds positively .
How can I tell you about the experience of walking the streets in a foreign country (and yes, Canada can be a very foreign country!) and participating in the Olympic Event? It is pretty awesome. I cannot imagine what it must be like as an athlete.
How can I tell you what sitting in the stands and watching my first Olympic event was like? I can't... it was too far beyond words. I kept expecting someone to come over and tell me that I was enjoying myself too much! I did feel guilty like I was acting too much like a kid or something...
But I am home now, and thankful. I am thankful I am home, thankful I have a home and a loving church to come back to. Thankful I have a wife that was glad to see me and 2 cats that missed me enough to tell me so (cats you know are a very different kind of people! You never know how they will react....) I thank Rita for calling me and telling me where to turn to watch the USA vs Canada Olympic hockey match last night... Wonderful. USA won in a real tough and hard hitting game. I can still hear the crowd... "U...S...A....... U...S...A....... U...S..A......."
I will leave the blog up for several weeks just to make sure everyone who desires can read it....Eventually it will come down and I will stop talking about it.... maybe....
Oh, and David... what did yo say those dates for London were?
