There are new projects, new people, I new relationships to be made. With the beginning of school, there are many new people to meet. That is expat life. People move, people come.
I remember when I was younger that I thought about becoming a missionary. I thought that would be a great way to serve God. Then, God called me to the classroom.....an Algebra classroom to be exact. He also called me to church ministry. Even though it was fulfilling, there was still a little part of me that was drawn to ministry overseas.
But, God didn't call me to be ordained or train with the Foreign Mission Board. He called me to be Mike's wife. And in that calling came leaving my comfort zone.
He called me to a battle. This battle was to leave the life I always lived in my home state. I was going to a foreign land where I did not know the customs, the language, or the life. I didn't know anything about being an expat wife.
However, God is teaching me every step of the way. I also am learning that God has called me here. I needed help when I got here.......and I know others need that same help now as they come to Ulsan. I am praying God can use me to minister to these who are adjusting to this new life.
And, I am praying I can show these families that we are here for a reason. We are here to support our husbands. We are here to create a safe haven for them to come home to. This may not be what we had planned for, but with the economy, this is the life we have. Families are having to relocate and redesign their lives to make it.
And now I stand to that challenge. I will be an encouraging wife. I will put my husband and children first just after God. And I will help others do the same.
God has a plan here to save families.....one encouraging word at a time. And there are more and more of us here to walk with Him in His plan! :)
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