Where is Moose and Lacey?

Some of you may be wondering why you haven't heard more from Moose and Lacey. Let me explain...imagine life without electricity, telephone, computer, email or transportation. This is the life they are living right now. Moose and Lacey left on Saturday, May 17 for the "bush". They traveled by sokol car (a small pickup truck) loaded down with huge bags of rice & corn & beans, miscellaneous pots and pans, plates & cups, blankets, and other goods to sell. The small pickup is like a smaller version of an S-10 pickup here in the States. It is usually very old and worn out, and held together by bailing wire. Besides all the supplies it is loaded down with, it also serves as a "taxi service" for people wishing to "ride" in and out of the bush, rather than walk. It is also more normal than not, for the sokol car to break down or get stuck in the mud (during rainy season) going into the bush and again coming back out. The trips are hard, long, dirty and exhausting. And yet...it is an adventure; it brings a sense of camaraderie that a smooth trip down a black top road does not. When you finally lift yourself off of whatever bag of rice you are sitting on, you are covered in dust, dirt and/or mud; you are sore, stiff, grumpy and thankful for reaching your destination. And the first thing you do is hug your companions, pat each other on the back and talk about the joy and adventures of the journey just finished. But most importantly, you walk away with new friends and relationships...many of which will last a life time.

This adventure reminds me of a verse found in Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." These trips in and out of the bush can grow weary. They are exhausting and uncomfortable, but the relationship that are built in the end can last for a life time. So be encouraged if you are riding on a "sokol car" right now. At the end of the journey, you will reap the benefits of remaining faithful.