Two Years Later

It's hard to believe that it has been two years since we decided that Justin would go to the UNI Job Fair to look for an overseas teaching position. Nearly two years ago I began this blog in order to record our journey for your sake and our own. We had no idea how many wonderful things would be in store for us here. With that being said, we have officially turned down offers to remain at our school for a third year, but it is one of the toughest decisions we have made. Let me explain.

We LOVE living and working in Korea. We are blessed with incredible jobs that are both challenging and rewarding in many, many ways. We have grown professionally, spiritually, and personally as we have embraced this new culture. We have made friendships that will undoubtedly last a lifetime. We have worked with people who have molded our careers and helped us become better teachers. We have a church family that is more like a family to us than just friends. We have been able to save money and travel frequently. So how could we leave, right?

While we love this place and will be immensely sad to leave, we are ready for something new. We look forward to being with family again. We have also found ourselves to be almost too comfortable at times with how easy it is for us to vacation and spend money on things because we can. We have grown so much spiritually that we are excited to share those things with others and get involved in another church (Don't worry, waygook friends in Korea who are reading this - our RICC family will ALWAYS be dear to us).

So what's next? All we know for sure is that we're going to Bali for Spring Break and Europe for 2 1/2 weeks before we come back to Indiana. After that, only God knows. Justin is in the process of filling out applications to schools in Indiana. He has completed applications for nearly 40 school districts so far, with many to go. Most schools won't have openings posted until the summer, so for now, we are trying to stay ahead of the game by getting as many applications in as possible.

If ANY of you have connections to schools, PLEASE let us know! We are open to any suggestions. But most of all, please pray for us as we finish our time in Korea. While we are excited to come back to the States, it will be very hard to leave. We want to take full advantage of being here rather than just looking forward to the future. You can also be praying for our future as we work on applications and figure out what's next. We trust that God will provide!

Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.