I need a break. I've been feeling it in my body and knowing that I need a break from doing ministry, from counseling, from helping people in general. This might sound really bad but I need this time to rest up and to just stop immersing myself in the culture and start to do things that people might perhaps think that I shouldn't because I'm indulging myself, but I know I need to. Because I feel as if I'm losing my sanity. And I need to rest up before I move to another country and do more ministry.
I just read up on missionary burnout and I'm seeing myself in it, so this will be my last post about ministry in this country of Peru.
I am going to take a break. I'm going to just be living and enjoying life and just rest up without feeling the weight of obligation or responsibility upon my shoulders for this short time until we move in March/April.
I know I can write without guilt that I have done all I can while I was here. Spoken what I had to say. Shared the Word, taught the Word, counseled, gave materially and done what I sensed God tell me to do to show His love. But I am not their Saviour and only God can work in their hearts if they let Him.
I know I gave 99% of me. Perhaps others could have given more, but it was my 99%.
And now, if you will excuse me, I will rest. I must rest. I will give myself permission to rest.
I can still be found on my personal blog, just click on the button, "Adeline's Blog" on the right hand side of this blog and it will take you there.
Till later,
Adeline
I just read up on missionary burnout and I'm seeing myself in it, so this will be my last post about ministry in this country of Peru.
I am going to take a break. I'm going to just be living and enjoying life and just rest up without feeling the weight of obligation or responsibility upon my shoulders for this short time until we move in March/April.
I know I can write without guilt that I have done all I can while I was here. Spoken what I had to say. Shared the Word, taught the Word, counseled, gave materially and done what I sensed God tell me to do to show His love. But I am not their Saviour and only God can work in their hearts if they let Him.
I know I gave 99% of me. Perhaps others could have given more, but it was my 99%.
And now, if you will excuse me, I will rest. I must rest. I will give myself permission to rest.
I can still be found on my personal blog, just click on the button, "Adeline's Blog" on the right hand side of this blog and it will take you there.
Till later,
Adeline
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