almost over...

Wow. I can't believe it, but it's been two months since I last wrote in here and it's almost time for me to go home. That's right. I'll be going home in a little over two weeks. That is not much time! It really seems like I just got here a month or two ago, even though so much has happened in the past five or six months.
Honestly, I wish I could stay for about another three months--for many reasons. One is a bit selfish... You see, the weather is beginning to get warmer here in Perth after several months of wind and rain, and anyone who knows me knows that I don't like cold weather! So this was exciting to me. Today was one of those absolutely BEAUTIFUL spring days--yes, I said spring--and it will probably continue to get warmer from here on out.
Another is because I've just felt so much in my element here, building relationships with people and seeing God work in their hearts, even in the smallest ways. And leaving them now is going to be hard when I know that the "work" is not yet finished. But I have to trust that God is working in their hearts, and He will complete the work He has begun in them. That is an encouragement to me.
But living here as become comfortable to me in a way, and I know that I can't stay here simply because I'm comfortable. One day he might lead me back to Perth and Fremantle, but for now He wants me to come home, which I'm excited about even though leaving here is going to be tough. I think it's a good place to be, actually. There are obviously going to be challenges in going back home, and my prayer is that it only forces me to cling tighter to the Savior.