Morley Update 2012 #21

Everyone,
First of all please note WE HAVE A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS our new address is backhoeboy1@gmail.com please make sure to change this in your address book - thanks

Tomorrow is our 39th anniversary. We met in college and "Precious and Few" (are the moments we two can share) was our song. In the past 40 years there have been many precious moments. Calling Kent on the phone to tell him we were expecting our first child and hearing him whoop for joy. Sharing that joyous news three more times as our family grew to include all four of our wonderful children. Raising our children in the country where they played in the creek, built forts and "died" grasshoppers (don't ask). Buying our first home and doing a "project" a year - the yard and volleyball net, the pool, the deck, the horseshoe pit, the trampoline, the basketball hoop, the fire pit, the play area and finally the whole house remodel. Our home was the gathering place for family and friends. We hosted pool parties, pinochle parties, cider making parties, music jams, church picnics and family reunions. One of Ben's friend's brothers called our place "Ben's Circus House" while other friends referred to it as "Morley Land". We experienced the joy of our daughter's marriage to her wonderful husband and the excitement of becoming grandparents as our daughter was blessed with her own two children. Life was full and satisfying.

Then one day God called us to a new place. We have been in Greece for almost 4 years now and the precious moments keep coming. Our home is still a gathering place. Sometimes the air is filled with voices laughing and speaking English as the team comes together to share our lives and relax. Sometimes you can hear Farsi, Greek or other languages as we welcome refugees in for dinner, games, women's days or community group. We've had precious moments exploring this beautiful country we live in and had the joy of showing some of you around as well. Sometimes after a long hot day at the ARC we cool off in the turquoise blue Aegean Sea. Life is full and satisfying.

We've had times which while not maybe what we would have chosen are no less precious. We stood by Kent's brother's bed as he went home to be with the Lord. We said goodbye to Kent's mom a couple of years later. We've had illnesses, money woes and heart aches. We've experienced culture shock and missing our family and friends. Our life is a journey and we could have never predicted some of the twists and turns it would make. We still can't see all the road ahead. Greece is facing very tough times no matter what the outcome of the elections in a few weeks. We have gone through major changes on our team and are still making adjustments. My health although improving daily continues to be an issue. But although I can't see the future I am thankful that I have the Lord and that He knows what is ahead and He is not surprised or dismayed by what He sees. I am also thankful that I am on this journey with my best friend, a man of God who is committed to His best for our lives, our ministry and our marriage. 39 years - it seems like a lifetime and no time at all. I look forward to what the years ahead will bring "for better for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as we both shall live".

Thank you for accompanying us on this journey. We love you all.

Serving Him Together,
Kent and Myrna Morley
Tripoleos 76
Elliniko 16777
Athens Greece
011 30 210 96 38 625
backhoeboy1@gmail.com
http://kent-uniquelymorley.blogspot.com
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