| | hmmm....possibly backtracking on my promise....
Since I returned from India last summer I've told a lot of people that
I want to get out of this country as soon as possible. After a lot of
investigation, listening to advice, and prayer, I began to most
commonly put a time frame on that of an internship in 2006, and then
perhaps permantently leaving by 2007.
However, some factors are causing me to think that I may stay longer. Those factors, in order of importance, are:
1) My new work situation. The more I learn about where I'm going
to be next year (actually, next month, now that I'm confirmed for
summer school there) the more I think about this possibly being a big
commitment. For example, I will have an advisory group of 9th graders,
whom I will lead for the next four years if I stay. If I like the
place and am really doing good work there, would it be right for me to
leave after only a couple years? This is something that I've
really been thinking about.
2) My loans situation. I need to pay them all off. This is
going to take a while. The more I focus on paying them off, the
less I can travel and the less I can give.
3) My singlehood. I don't see this changing anytime soon.
I've considered what it would mean for me to go overseas single, and
even though it is not what I most want, I would never let it get in the
way of my leaving. But waiting four years to leave, rather than
two, would give enough time that it is possible that something would
change. Not that I'm going to be actively seeking that anytime soon -
while I have made my desires for marriage well-known, it is definitely
in the hands of God, and He knows far better than I what is good for me.
So, those are just thoughts. Perhaps I will hate my new job, and
this will all be moot and I'll get out of this country as fast as
possible. But if I do really like it, and I find the kids really
benefitting and God's work really getting done, perhaps I'd be willing
to stay here for just a little while longer. Staying in the
country for four years would also give me to the chance to pay back
loans over a little longer time, which may mean that I could afford to
do overseas work every summer, which could hold me over until I left
for good.  We shall see...
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