Back In Business!

Ahhhh....

I AM BACK!!! after more than a month long hiatus!!!

What happened?

Well, as I mentioned in my one and only (pathetic) blog entry for the month of August, we have been busy. No, not busy in following our good govenment's family policies (there is no "fruit" forthcoming) as some would be inclined to think, but we have been busy moving house.

Moving house?

Yup! We have moved our family pad! Not very far from where we were though...just a little down the road to ACS Oldham Hall ;o)

Huh? Why there? What gives?

Well, you see, a few months back, our little family had once again come to another cross roads in our lives. As our family and close friends will know, Kin Yew will quit the teaching profession at the end of this year. Much as he loves teaching and interacting with the students, its time to move on. So with the deadline fast approaching, we have been considering our options post-teaching.

One option that was presented to us was to set up a school in Chiangmai, Thailand! Effectively, we would have to quit our jobs (yes, BOTH of us), go on a 6 months long intensive training and equipping course, uproot our little family, say sayonara to EVERYONE we hold dear on this little island, fly off to Chiangmai by June 2008 and stay there for the next 4 years!

Exciting huh? Too exciting for me actually ;oP

Much as I believe that God will provide and see to our EVERY needs, He will give us the strength and passion to see us through this project, and honestly I DO see us doing mission work in Thailand in the future. But I felt to make this decision to go NOW is too sudden. There are so many questions and so many uncertainties. Now just didn't feel like right time. You know, that kairos moment people talk about? Well, this wasn't one of them for me. I didn't feel the peace.

But then, of course, there is that argument that if you don't just take that FIRST step into the unknown, how would you know that this isn't what God has planned for you? OOooh...the emotional and mental struggle!

BUT God is goooood ;o) Within the week, we received another VERY interesting proposal. It came in the form of an SMS from Pastor Leslie informing us of the need for AHMs (Assistant House Masters/Mistresses) at Oldham Hall. Talk about God's divine timing! ;o)

The funny thing is that a year ago when Pastor Leslie brought up this AHM issue, we were none too interested. Then, it didn't seem to fit into our plans and we shelved it. Now, it seems like a possibility we could and should explore. It seems to FIT into where we feel God is leading us. But of course, this new role isn't exactly a bed of roses either.

But we trust God will show us the way. So keeping the Chiang Mai school option in mind, we sent in our resumes to Oldham Hall. A couple of interviews and much prayer later, we find ourselves moving cardboard boxes after cardboard boxes filled to bursting with books, clothes, toys, other personal artefacts into a family apartment at Barker Road ;o)

We believe this is the place that God has called us to be at this point of our lives ;o) What else could explain how smoothly everything went? I mean, there were many MANY other applicants, and trust me there was even a couple that had a better standing than us. But instead the responsiblity to care for 500 borders fell on our shoulders.

So for the last month of so, we have been busy settling down to living (again) in a hall, familiarising ourselves with our new (after office) duties and connecting with the international student body and our other fellow "labourers" in OH ;o)

It has been tiring physically (packing, moving, unpacking) and mentally (you got to be one step ahead of the kids!) but we are having the time of our life ;o)

OK...that's enough rambling today ;oP

More updates soonest...promise! lol!