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Stories from the field
A Collection of Stories From The Heart Of A Missionary
AUTHOR TUVSHO Shopping,
washing, ironing, packing and weighing. This was the main job that I had to do in the last 3 weeks. It seemed ok since summer is a time of traveling and camping for most Mongolians. Then came the meetings, domestic travels and many goodbyes followed. I did so well until the last couple days. Everything at my home, community and my whole country seemed extra precious and beautiful. Everyone I know became so hard to part with. My heart started to ache. My tears were easily flowing and I needed to hide and cry in my bed. Why am I leaving my family? Why am I leaving my job? Why am I leaving my beautiful country Mongolia? Why do I need to leave them when I love this place so much? We usually don’t know how precious the people and life around us are until we are separated. It is in our human nature to not notice the significance of our loved ones until they are gone from us. Gratitude is something that we need to look for often. My dear sister-friend Siew Ling gave me a bracelet on my birthday which says GRATITUDE on it. I’m thankful that she reminded me of this important part of life. I’m grateful for my life in Mongolia. This chapter of my life is ended. Thank you my Lord for all the blessings. 27th of July, 2017. I arrived in the United States, at O’hare International Airport. Happily this place didn’t seem foreign to me since it is the 4th time coming here and my dear friends were waiting for me. The only difference is a thought in my brain which says “You know that you are not going back soon, right?”. I heard this over and over again. I have been to many places in the past 10 years, but all temporary. I never left Mongolia with tears until this time. Many are happy and also jealous of me. They said, "You are going to AMERICA for 16 months! And you have a scholarship! You have friends! You know English! Oh I wish I was going instead of you! I would live there forever. Yes, they are right. But I’m the one who is leaving and I’m the one who doesn’t like to leave my home country for long. Here I am today. In Illinois. Among the corn fields. Today felt like an empty page in between chapters. It will pass soon and I will start my new chapter soon. Don’t know what adventures are ahead of me, but I’m peaceful, because God knows and He planned it. God, please teach me and tell me WHY I AM HERE!
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Marcia LaRock
7/28/2017 05:13:48 pm
Welcome to the corn fields! Welcome to the USA!
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Marilee Selin
7/28/2017 06:40:55 pm
Oddly enough, I had coffee this morning with Marcia LaRock--we reminded each other again that both of us know you! Marcia is someone I've been connected with since 1987, maybe. Small world! So I'm praying for you! And hoping that sometime Marcia and I can visit with you and hug you again on this side of the ocean.
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7/29/2017 11:15:37 pm
Tuvsho...I'm so glad you are here. What a difficult and wonderful place to be..in the center of God's plans. Life will never be the same for you. God is expanding your heart for those He loves.
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Rachel Navarro
11/26/2017 08:17:22 pm
Tuvsho,
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