so the home group's been challenged increasingly these few months to 'up' our level of community - our level of commitment, love and genuine concern for one another. and truly, i thank God for them. I think we're coming together quite nicely, bonding well and all, but more importantly, spurring each other on in the faith and praying for one another. next time is more committed prayer, and like Tim Keller mentioned in last wk's video, maybe even 'community' everyday?


and, i need a break. away from the work. away from the city. away from people. somewhere quiet and alone. i'm still holding out for my trip back in oct, but 


and strangely, i find that my concept of home, isn't here. it is, in the broader sense of it. but the home that's close to my heart is the place i made my own so many thousands of kilometers away in a wintry, cold land that's so dear to my heart. and as time passes by, i find myself yearning so much for what i had and what i don't have now. 


but ultimately, aren't we all but sojourners, longing for a greater home? we are but heaven-bound, and may my deepest desire be for that which is ultimately where i'm heading to.