Trusting God?

 Just a quick update from Ghana. Just a few quick and simple facts. The virus has been found in 23 people in Ghana. Most people that have it, got it in another country, and then came back here. Only one person has died. All public and social gatherings are banned, including church and all schools.
  We missionaries met at Tom and Galyn for church Sunday morning and ate dinner together as well. What is affecting us the most at the moment is flights have been cancelled. A work crew was supposed to fly home tomorrow, Tuesday. At this time it is still not clear how they will get home. They are checking into options and supposedly the US Embassy in Ghana can help them out. Another family on their way home from visiting their daughter in Liberia ended up stranded in Accra so they will be staying in one of the missions houses until at least Saturday. We had tickets to fly back to the US for 10 days in May and those are cancelled as well. We haven't totally given up on being able to go, but I am not getting my hopes to high.
  The people are so terrified and so misinformed that they are doing quite the things. Many are drinking alcohol because they heard that kills the virus. All are scrambling for hand sanitizer. Garlic, fresh ginger, and hot pepper are also supposed to be cures.
  At a time when people are scared, our prayer is that we could show them the peace God can give. That is easier said then done! Kenny is continuing school. There is a chance he will need to shut down but for now the teachers and students want to come. There are no cases in this area yet so if that changes I am guessing he will close.
  And now enough about the virus!
  Yesterday my Grandma Weaver traded her worn out body for a new one. Having a family member die always tugs at heart strings. Being on the other side of the ocean from them puts a whole new spin on it. Having a cousin in Nigeria that has to miss out on everything as well, makes things slightly easier. But it would be wonderful to sit and reminisce with someone.
  Almost 15 years ago I was helping take care of my grandma after a hip replacement. I slept there overnight for awhile. Great -Grandma lived there as well and I enjoyed helping both of them with their needs. Grandma and Grandpa lived just over the hill from my parents so they often babysat us. We often dropped in to see them. We spent every Sunday there caring for Grandpa when I was 15 so I have many memories of time spent at their house.
  If it wouldn't be for the travel bans in place I would probably be looking at tickets to fly home. Kenny can't leave the school right now so I would have needed to decide if I take any children or all of them or what I do. So in some ways, it makes my life easier. But just knowing there is no way, makes it more difficult as well. Not having seen my Grandma for over a year bothers me as well. I knew when I said good-bye that I most likely wouldn't see her alive again. But it still didn't prepare me for the finality of it.
  Times like these make it easy to wonder if living so far away from family is worth it. Is anything we are doing worth the struggle. Yesterday at church we sang Heaven Will Surely be Worth It All. I needed that reminder! Kenny and I have been feeling pretty burned out and it is good for us to examine our motives for being here. Some days it feels like we are just trying to survive the busyness. But that isn't right! We should be passionate about what we are doing! It is a reminder to me that we are in a battle. And that our Power is greater!
  I have no great words of wisdom to end with. But I will say this. In this time of uncertainty, take time to examine your life. Take time to wonder if the fears you feel are because you were leaning on your own strength and not God's. Take time for the people that mean the most to you. We don't know what the next week may hold. But God does. I say I trust Him. Now is the time to prove it!