Gain strength from spiritual truths

Every other year our families gather for family reunions. Maintaining relationships and family ties requires great commitment! This week we are gathered with my wife’s family in Branson, Mo. Her family is quite amazing. Her parents served as missionaries in Africa for more than 40 years. In fact, her father spoke Zulu before he spoke English. My wife was born in Swaziland in a remote mission station. At birth she weighed slightly over 4 pounds. The doctor told her parents, “There is nothing more I can do for your daughter. You might as well take her home. She will either live or die.” Her family has gathered together from South Africa, Chile, Oklahoma and, of course, Alaska.