traveling this weekend

So here is the plan. I leave for South East Asia on Saturday at 4pm, arriving at my destination 8am Monday morning (spending the night in the airplane and the Delhi airport…). The purpose for this trip is to finalize all the plans for moving in August. Here is the reality- this is hard. Moving to a country in Asia is not normal, and most people HATE it. But I don’t and that makes me weird. However I cant imagine doing anything else. Now after all those sentence fragments what we are going to be prayerfully considering these next 2 weeks is whether or not this is exactly where I need to be. If it is not only should I not go, but I don’t want to. His plan is infinitely better than anything I could even imagine, so I only want what my father wants. He knows how to give good gifts to his children so when we ignorantly ask for a stone he will give us bread.

The role we are looking at is that of a “facilitator.” I am 22, single, and dumb. Therefore the most effective place I could be is under older wiser more experienced men for a long time. There is a tremendous need for bbl training. Often time chrch leaders will have no training at all. The school I am looking to serve with is not a cheesy bible school with a flannel board up front to put pictures of a blonde YHWH carrying a lamb on his shoulder. It is actually internationally accredited on the bachelor’s master’s and Ph.D. levels. I think it goes without saying that I will not be teaching Ph.D. classes. My role as a facilitator would be simply to serve those that are already teaching. Doing their admin work grading papers WHATEVER they need so that they can teach more often and more effectively. I will be behind the scenes working as a catalyst. There is the possibility of teaching introductory classes through the chrch etc. In addition to being a teachers assistant, I will be taking classes and getting training myself (culturally but also theologically). As time goes they would look to move me into more of a teaching role as I grow and learn. OK lets be honest, you can not tell me that that doesn’t sound like the most amazing opportunity EVER. Period.

I can’t do any of this alone. Yes YHWH is with me but he has ordained the body to work together in striving for the gospel. I need your partnership now. I need everyone I know to prayerfully consider partnering with me now. The next 2 weeks are going to determine a lot and all of us need His wisdom. So please pry with us and seek his face with us. Even now he is going to be glorified and I want everyone to see it.