Well, my dear reader, I'm so glad you asked that! While I would love the chance to sit with each one of you and, over some delicious coffee, and share this story in person, I think that might not be so feasible. Instead, how about you grab a cup of your favorite joe and read how God surprised and led me to the Dominican Republic...at least the first part of the story!
I've always enjoyed missions and teaching, but at the same time dismissed the thought of me teaching overseas. It's a great idea, but only for other people. Actually, I just wasn't ready to learn of that part of my story! After almost 10 years of teaching, God chose this year to begin to make me uncomfortable. I had several different reasons as to why I was feeling so uncomfortable, and I grew even more frustrated when I tried to fix and order my life to push this uncomfortableness away! No matter what I fixed or changed, the uncomfortable feeling hung around. It would ebb and flow, but never completely disappear.
Around the beginning of March, a friend mentioned to me teaching in the DR at the very school where she, her husband, and family had been for 10 years. I thought it was great to fantasize about a different life, but still didn't get the hint that God was nudging me closer to that very thing. One morning, my friend's husband saw me upset after a particularly discouraging conversation. Even though he didn't know the details of the upsetting conversation, I believe God directed him to make a call to a friend at Santiago Christian School and ask if they needed any teachers for the coming school year. He then emailed me and said if I wanted to go to the DR, to send in my resume. I was taken aback. I wasn't looking for a new job, I was sure that God wanted me to stay right where I was, but, because I was still frustrated and uncomfortable with life in general and because I wanted to follow through with a lead, I sent in my resume...
La segunda parte está llegando!
Part two is coming!
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