We are leaving for India in one week.
What in the world happened last week?…let’s see:
- Go to the Dentist
- Go to the Doctor
- Organize parts of the garage
- Have a farewell party
- Call car insurance
- Quit my job
- Have another farewell party
- Research oversea communication
- Begin the living will and that stuff.
- etc…
That’s just me. Jaimie will have to tell you her full week. This week, Jaimie and I already have six events on the schedule, and I have three client meetings…and I’m sure more to come. It’s been extremely busy for us! But it’s nice that we don’t just sit in the house stressing about the move. There are lots of things keeping us busy.
Services Offered
One of my favorite accomplishments this week is re-designing my entire website. From the bottom up, Skillful Antics now has a fresh new look on everything. One of the ways Jaimie and I are trying to fund our trip is to work for ourselves. Building websites for people is something I can do anywhere. So I encourage you to check out the new website and get a flavor of what I do for a living – if you know anyone who needs a website, I’d be more than happy to help them out.
What are Jaimie and I going through mentally?
I think I speak for us both when I say we are getting excited, nervous, happy, sad, etc. simultaneously. Jaimie and I are going to an area we hardly know. I’ve been encouraged to think this way: “Think, here in America, you write five things on a list and head out for the day, and you can get all five done. In India, write five things on a list, head out for the day, and hopefully, by tomorrow, you will get the first one done.” Not being able to communicate, not knowing the roads, stores, prices, expectations, corrupt laws, etc., puts an unsettling feeling in our gut.
We are certainly not allowing that fear to cripple us. Moving forward toward God is the active command he gave all of us – but sometimes, it’s a little uneasy. It reminds me of Abraham. God called Abraham to leave his hometown and trek across the land to an unknown area. It’s so scary for me to do something like this without receiving any type of “divine revelation,” and I’ve been there twice. Not only that, but I’ve also traveled to tons of places inside and outside the US. If anything, I think I would be considered an experienced traveler who already has connections on the ground. Abraham had nothing. Back in those days, you never left your home. No wonder the faith he had was credited to him as righteousness.
Oh yes, and one more thing – about the “divine revelation” bit. I think you should know Jaimie and I haven’t been “called” or blinded on the road to Minneola. We’re going to India because we want to teach people about Jesus who haven’t heard about him. There are many places to do this, but we had connections in India and it seems like a good place to start learning how to go into foreign land. For everyone else waiting for a “mountain top moment,” you should know we’ve already been commanded to go out and teach people about Jesus (Matt 18:19-20). You can do that anywhere – it doesn’t have to be in India. But if you want to come and visit and fumble around with Jaimie and I, we have room!
