Only 5 more days until we leave and the excitement is building. I am looking forward to how the Lord will use me and our team in Japan. I know that it will be a time of challenge, but I pray that the Lord will give me the strength and wisdom to do His work and do it with great fervor.
I am currently studying through Ruth and the great character both she and Naomi exhibited despite living amongst such a wicked generation of people. God blessed their faithfulness and I pray that I exhibit that same character. "May the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge." (Ruth 2:12) Boaz spoke to Ruth in this way and I desire to do the Lord's work in just the same way.
Heather Swartz
Heather Swartz