The path God has us on is like a pretzel. Sometimes it’s one of those straight ones, and sometimes it’s… well… it doesn’t seem so straight. But the path is always there.
It’s been awhile since I submitted anything to the blog. That’s because I’ve been working. Retail. Seasonal at Sears. A whole new world. But I digress…
We successfully made our way down to Orlando. We met first with the shrink, who assured us that we were indeed crazy enough to make this life transition. We met with the financial people who let us know how much support we need to have raised in order to go. We met with the committee who – admittedly, rightly so – had concerns about our commitment level given the rapidity of our decision. They were swayed once they heard the whole story; it was clearly a God thing. And we met with the man in charge of church partnerships, who went to high school with the Senior Pastor of the church we have been attending.
Largely because of that connection, we finally had a sending church. And, in another fine irony; it turns out that the church – unbeknownst to us – already has a Thailand connection. They sponsor an orphanage about three hours from the city where we’re expecting to be.
We returned to Twin Falls… and we were still without work. Both of us. We entered limbo (more on that topic in an upcoming blog). Our target time for leaving for Thailand is next August. But we began to wonder what it was that God was going to do to get us to then. More applications, and more turn downs. Then… Sears.
This is unlike anything I’ve ever done (well… I did sell Scout-o-Rama tickets door to door when I was eleven…). My birthday present to my wife was the first shift I was scheduled. She began working the next day doing transport for the hospital.
For the time being – besides working where we are – we’re beginning our preparations for a move to a vastly different culture half a world away. Making our way along the circuitous route that God has laid out before us. A long, strange trip indeed.
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