Caring for One - Investing in One

The following is a thank you note from a cross-cultural worker (CCW) to YOU, our partners who invest in the mission and in the care of others.  *Joy* (name protected due to the location she serves) spent a month of rest in La Posada with us after 7 years of service and she wanted to share these words with you:

Jesus said to the disciples, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest awhile.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure to eat. Mark 6:31
 
You know life is too busy if you can’t even take a moment to enjoy your food. Maybe that’s why Spain is a great place to practice the spiritual rhythm of rest. Spaniards live and eat well with rest, relationships and community at the heart of their day to day routines.

As believers we know that God created Sabbath as a space in time to celebrate our place in His creation and our freedom in Him. But we often have to fight to create space in the framework of our busy lives to make the time to hear from God so we can reorder and reprioritize. 
    
That’s why La Posada is the perfect place to withdraw for awhile. Real rest took place in great community! With the Drums, there was safety to process, space to consider future possibilities and to share new ideas. And there was laughter-lots of laughter.

There was space for internal processing. And outside La Posada, there were lots of great places to explore. Spain is a beautiful country and for those of us who live in hard places, it’s a wonderful place to feel physically safe while soaking in all the historic sites, engaging with great community and eating really good food!
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Thank you!  My heart is full and incredibly grateful.  ~*Joy*
 

I wish I could show you a photo of *Joy* enjoying her time here at La Posada, but we need to protect her identity due to her work situation. So we'll show you her favorite spot instead! She spent countless hours on this patio, drinking coffee and reading and reflecting and journaling, with several deep coaching conversations thrown in over the course of the month she was here.