September 10, 2012
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Meet Caid
He is from Jamaica, grew up in Connecticut, and is finishing college in South Carolina. In South Carolina, he met the director of Good News Ministries, who offered an opportunity to work at the Youth Center in Indianapolis last summer. While I haven’t officially worked at the youth center since 2010, I still visit and stay in contact with the kids, and we have a reunion of sorts every year. Rachel meets Caid. Caid meets Rachel, but Rachel is leaving for Hong Kong in five days. They were five very nice days.
We kept in contact, and our friendship grew, even though we knew we were just putting off when we would say goodbye. Our lives were two complete circles, and none of the points intersected. Two weeks at the end of summer were filled with fun, games, chaparones, and laughter. And then Brazil for Rachel and South Carolina for Caid.
And I wanted more than friendship , but Caid wasn’t on the same page. So I said goodbye. Around Christmas he asked me if we could be friends again. With enough time and space between us—and the realization that I would probably never see him again, I said yes. We kept in contact every once in awhile until May, when it turned out he would be passing through Indiana for a day while I was there as well. An intersection.
For me, we had established a good friendship. But for him, now the tables had turned. This year, while I was in Hong Kong, he asked me to be his girlfriend. We both knew I would say yes
. We got to meet up and go camping in West Virginia for a couple days while he on his way to South Carolina, and I was packing to return to Brazil (John enjoyed being our third wheel—grin). So Skype and Facebook it is until Christmas.
Caid is a senior, finishing his degree in youth ministries and music. I have plenty more things to do in Brazil with Living Stones. We don’t know the future, but are following the Lord towards a path that leads together. I am hoping to come home for Christmas 2012, but plan on being in Brazil all of 2013. In 2014, Lord willing, it will be a year of transition. Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragements and love—what an exciting life it is to live with Christ!
Comments (2)
freakin awesome! these pictures make me smile. praying for you both!
Thanks so much! it has been an incredible time and totally a God thing, which makes it all the better:) i am finally back in Brazil and settling down again, so will be stalking your blog to read everything i missed this summer:)