This morning I had my psychological assessment for working abroad. The first step was to prove my resourcefulness and resilience by navigating the black hole otherwise known as the underpass system at Elephant & Castle. The second step was to talk about everything from my first memories to my last relationship. Now that I've done that, I'm not sure what there is to blog about (my childhood traumas are sadly not the stuff of great literature). Last week I began to take stock of the things I've experienced in these past two months of initial support raising. This week I'm continuing to do so.
I'm actually leaving the UK on Monday. I can't believe where the past 2 months have gone. This makes me think about the generosity of my first supporters, the conversations I've been part of and the people I'm getting to share this with. When I do stop and take these experiences in, I am pretty overwhelmed by how good God is. 18 months' ago, this was beyond the most distant realms of my imagination. By 'this' I mean the fact that I would now be starting to work for an organisation whose ministry inspires me and challenges me to grow in my faith. I have to emphasise again that this is just the beginning. It will get scary (again) and it might get really tough. God is still reminding me, sometimes in very humorous ways, that some of my thoughts and beliefs really need working on.
I will miss Newport and the many opportunities it gives me to extend my Welsh train station vocabulary. I will miss London, especially the wonderful people at Bedser Close who let me sleep on their sofa and drink their tea. I hope I can still speak German... and I am looking forward to writing about the next phase of the journey in Vienna. That's all for now, folks. Happy Friday : )
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