Moving Sale, October 23rd, 8am-2pm 10/19/10

Barry and I are going through every nook and cranny in this house and clearing out all the excess junk.  We're trying to get ready to rent the house out and hopefully make a little cash for plane tickets.  It's all kind of overwhelming.  Everywhere I look I'm constantly trying to assess whether or not the item under scrutiny should be sold, kept, returned to it's original owner, given away, trashed, packed or stored.  In the word(s) of Mr.Page, my old AP History teacher, "YEEESH!!!"

Redirected 10/11/10

Well, I just got off the phone with EPIK and they simply can't take an applicant with a family.  Housing is just too tricky they say.  I won't go into the entire explanation.  I will say, however, that David, the interviewer, was very positive about my credentials.  He said that other than the housing difficulty, my qualifications are perfect for being a candidate for teaching. 

What's kind of cool about all of this is that I had heard the Lord say awhile back that this whole teaching venture was "man's plans."  It was a way that made sense to us and Pastor Kidoong to get us over there.  The bottom line is that the Lord has called us like he did Abram in Genesis 12 and we are going.  The logistics are not the priority. 

I've got more peace about going and trusting and being fully available than I do about going and being super busy with a full time job.  I am definitely open to teaching if that's what the Lord chooses, but I'm not passionate about education.  I simply felt obligated to pursue that option because it just made sense to us.

I was very overwhelmed at the prospect of teaching at an unknown location 5 days a week and commuting to Seoul on the weekends for 3 days of slam-packed ministry.  Perhaps we'll just work with the church and trust the Lord for our income.  I don't know yet.  It may be that I work part-time at a location closer to the church.  The Lord knows and I look forward to watching things unfold in this new adventure!

Update on the Application Process 10/10/10

The mountain trip was very refreshing.  The weather was amazing, the cabin was great, the friends were fantastic.  It was a wonderful time.  After just getting home, I am pretty pooped though.  Why is that?  Barry isn't tired at all.  Hmm...  I'm going to assume it's a male/female thing.  I just don't have a ton of stamina.

Anyway, when I got home I checked email and found out that I have "passed the first selection phase" for the teaching job in Korea.  That's exiting!
 
So, I'm now scheduled for an interview tomorrow evening with EPIK.  I'm a little nervous about that.  It came a lot quicker than I expected and my head is still spinning a little from being out of town.  But, tomorrow is a new day and mercy awaits me there and I trust that clarity of mind will, too!  God is my strength.

I also realize that I may not even teach at all.  The Lord has secured an apartment for us at the church where we'll work on the weekends.  It's a 1 bedroom apartment, but it will be our own space.  I'm thankful for that.  It may be that we live there and simply do ministry stuff.  Or... it could be that the Lord had me finish that degree last year for a reason and that I will be working as a teacher in Korea.  Or... it could be that I'll simply work part time.  Really, we don't know yet.

All of  that to say, I'll keep you posted on the interview!

The Application... 10/5/10

has left my "drafts" folder and is now out in cyberspace making it's way to EPIK.  Wow!!!  That was one of those very deliberate and exiting "send" finger-punches.  Hmmm...  I'll keep you posted on what I hear.  It will probably take months, but it's in the Lord's hands.  Now I can relax and enjoy the upcoming trip to the mountains.