Meeting Results

The meeting on Thursday didn't go exactly as we had hoped it would. Apparently, the representative from PGN was uncooperative. I'm not sure exactly how, or in what way, but that's the message we received. So...our attorney will be heading to PGN on Monday to meet with the representative's boss. Our understanding is that Alfonso will continue to elevate this as far up the chain of command as necessary.

In the meantime, we continue to pray and wait. It's interesting, my devotionals for the last several weeks had been on peace. Friday, they switched to the topic of patience. I will admit (not proudly) that I threw a bit of a fit and told God..."We've been patient for 17 months. I'm not reading these!" and I set the book aside. I left Friday afternoon for a women's retreat, still not knowing the outcome of Thursday's meeting. Friday afternoon, my husband called and said "You should have taken the devotional book. It looks like it's going to be awhile."

Each year, our women's ministry team works hard preparing for our retreat and each year a little gift bag is prepared for us to open upon our arrival. As we approached our room, sitting outside our door were three little brown paper sacks...just as we expected. I picked them up, took them into our room and tossed one on each bed. A little while later, I sat down on the bed to open mine. Now, these don't have our name on the outside. Nobody put a bag together and said "This one's for Amy Carr." They just pre-assemble them and set them outside the rooms. Anyway, I opened mine and inside were several fun items, along with an adorable little wooden angel. Across the front of her dress, in beautiful script, was written the word "Patience." I'll admit, I lost it and started to cry. I immediately asked one of my roommates to open her bag, wondering if all the angels were the same. Of course, they weren't. Pam's angel said "Hope". Many have asked if I threw the angel across the room. I thought about it, for a brief second. In fact, I think my initial words were "Oh, no!" But as I've reflected on it this weekend, I realize it's just another gentle reminder to me that God sees where we are. He knows the journey He's asked us to take and once again, He's asking us to be patient. To trust Him. To believe. To rest.

Praying for progress on Monday!

Blessings,
Amy