Todays mission has been a challenging one: sort through my belongings of the past (nearly) ten years in this house, pack most of it away, and decide what I might need for a year overseas. So far, my 'take' list includes music, clean boxers, bible, guitar. Haha ok so theres a few more things on there. Things I regret leaving: airsoft guns, electric guitar and amp, my truck, autumn.
Way too many things to do in one day. Perhaps in my future somewhere down the line I will learn to plan ahead and act on said plans.
Nah I doubt it :p
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Prologue
Well CASHED, I don't know who you are but your request is fair and I am an amiable fellow haha so I will accomodate your wishes. And anyway, I was in fact taking for granted that everyone who might read this would already know what it was all about.
Ok. So I know this person from my church who went as an SM (Student Missionary) to the island of Saipan a few years ago to teach at the elementary school there. She liked it so much that she just ...stayed.. and every summer since, she would always ask a bunch of the folks back home to come join her. I always entertained the idea, but there was always something keeping me from making the committment, be it the relationship I had been in for the past few years and the future I was working for here with that, or the band I was investing much time and money into. A few weeks ago when she brought it up again, I assessed my situation, did some praying and realized that it was a good time in my life to just do it. Both of those big reasons are no longer parts of my life. It felt like God had wanted me there all along, and since I was letting other things hold me captive here, He decided to remove them. I can't say for sure if this is the case yet, only time will tell I suppose. But after seeing many things go right in order to make this seemingly irrational decision come to fruation, I can't help but believe it is so.
Once there, I will be teaching a few classes to elementary grade kids, not sure of the specifics yet as the principal just arrived out there a few days ago and these thingsd are still being decided upon.
Better? haha
Ok. So I know this person from my church who went as an SM (Student Missionary) to the island of Saipan a few years ago to teach at the elementary school there. She liked it so much that she just ...stayed.. and every summer since, she would always ask a bunch of the folks back home to come join her. I always entertained the idea, but there was always something keeping me from making the committment, be it the relationship I had been in for the past few years and the future I was working for here with that, or the band I was investing much time and money into. A few weeks ago when she brought it up again, I assessed my situation, did some praying and realized that it was a good time in my life to just do it. Both of those big reasons are no longer parts of my life. It felt like God had wanted me there all along, and since I was letting other things hold me captive here, He decided to remove them. I can't say for sure if this is the case yet, only time will tell I suppose. But after seeing many things go right in order to make this seemingly irrational decision come to fruation, I can't help but believe it is so.
Once there, I will be teaching a few classes to elementary grade kids, not sure of the specifics yet as the principal just arrived out there a few days ago and these thingsd are still being decided upon.
Better? haha
Monday, July 26, 2010
In the beginning..
Alright! So this will serve to update anybody who happens to have a vested interest (read: MONETARY DONARS lol) in my adventures overseas. I'll try to post anything and everything I feel you may be interested in, and will probably post a lot more than you're interested in knowing, but that's just part of the fun! Muahaha. Furthermore and perhaps even more importantly, this will hopefully save me from the arduous task of telling the same stories/ information times without number. Double win.
Today, I finally got all the paperwork officially out of the way and taken care of. Went down to the GC and delivered it in person to Carol Miller, the nice lady I have exchanged so many emails with and finally got to meet. Hah. While there, I was reminded of the 'Preperation for missions' material I was suppossed to have done. Uh oh, uh started. They showed me a big book, said it was a series of questions on the info in the book and said I would need to do RESEARCH on the place i was visiting. Oh crap that sounds like school! However, when the director found out I used to live there, he very conveniently waived my having to do it :) Very nice.
I would say that was my first official blessing relating to this, but that is hardly the case. Thank you to everybody who has so generously donated to the cause, I will be buying my plane tickets tomorrow (by far the biggest expense I expect to incur).
Think that's all for now.
Today, I finally got all the paperwork officially out of the way and taken care of. Went down to the GC and delivered it in person to Carol Miller, the nice lady I have exchanged so many emails with and finally got to meet. Hah. While there, I was reminded of the 'Preperation for missions' material I was suppossed to have done. Uh oh, uh started. They showed me a big book, said it was a series of questions on the info in the book and said I would need to do RESEARCH on the place i was visiting. Oh crap that sounds like school! However, when the director found out I used to live there, he very conveniently waived my having to do it :) Very nice.
I would say that was my first official blessing relating to this, but that is hardly the case. Thank you to everybody who has so generously donated to the cause, I will be buying my plane tickets tomorrow (by far the biggest expense I expect to incur).
Think that's all for now.
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