End of the Spear

I just finished reading End of the Spear by Steve Saint. It was one of the best birthday presents ever. What an incredible picture of trusting God. Trusting is easy when things are going well but when your whole world falls apart it seems hard. I wonder why? Where else can we go when things fall apart? This story was captivating but it didn't necessarily have a "happy" ending. It spoke to me about how we can learn from each other and life isn't aways neat and orderly. It spoke about taking risks and seeing eternity. Here are some quotes:
When deciding whether to go back:"A hundred years from now no one will care how much money any of us made or what we did with our lives unless it serves a purpose that outlives us."
"I realized that it would have been far safer and easier for my family and me to just stay plugged into the good life we had built in Florida and give up on the idea of moving to the Amazon. But there would be danger in that too. If we let the staus quo determine what we did with our lives, we would risk living lives of self-indulgence and insignificance."
I don't consider myself a risk taker but I do want a life that makes a difference and counts for God. I need to see that there really is risk in everything.
Wanting my children to count for God might mean letting them go around the world and letting them find their niche in God's scheme of things...even if it doesn't fit some preconceived mold.
Maybe that's part of my risk.