Submitted by Mary Crow
I haven’t been writing much lately due to preparing for a PCS. Many of you have been through this before, and many of you have not. I have one ETS under my belt as well as many civilian moves, but no PCS to date. The interesting thing about this is that I am not worrying about anything. I owe it to Jesus, because there is no explanation for why I only ask for information instead of nagging until I’m blue in the face. I know that it will be difficult, but that is because I’m leaving my home. This home is my Christian birthplace. It is where my husband and I built our first home together. I started PWOC here for the first time. I started attending church for me, not because my parents were taking me or making me attend. I made dear friends. My husband deployed twice from here. I was baptized here. I found a place to call my church home and became a member for the first time by personal choice (husband led, of course!). I am such a different person. I wouldn’t even recognize me if I saw myself on the street!
All of these changes, and how has it happened? The answer is as simple as the air for each breath I take. Jesus. It was all because of Jesus. He guided me to my husband, held my hand through the rough patches, and molded me into the person I am now. I also know that this move is so that he can continue to shape me until he calls me home. Jesus is the reason that I have peace about this PCS, but it is more than that. Here, I have taken many bible studies. I have learned much, and the basics are the most important. Equally as important, however, are the names that I have learned. God’s names. I have much to learn, but the more that I learn, the more I know I need to learn. I now know that my prayers have more impact when praying for my sick Grandmother if I call upon Jehovah Rapha, The Lord our Healer. During a PCS, it’s nice to know that I can receive what I need from the Lord of Peace, YWHW-Shalom. Even if I don’t know all of the Hebrew names, I can call on him as I am in need (The Lord our Provider!). The Names of God are something that I plan on focusing more with my studies in the near future. For now, though, my focus is on boxes.
I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you. – Psalm 22:22
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