familiar surroundings

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven"
~Ecclesiastes 3:1

I'm back in Ellel Pierrepont. Not as a student, however, but as a member of the team and staff here. I really didn't plan on this. In fact, some of my fellow NETS classmates can testify that if you had asked me two months ago if I would join team I would have completely dismissed the possibility. Yet, God had other plans and slowly changed my heart over the matter. I do believe, therefore, that this is the next step and a new season in my life.

I don't know how long I'll be serving here. It would be at least through January 2006. In the meanwhile, I'll continue to pray and discern where He wants me to be. For now, two days a week, I work in the multimedia department and for the other three, I work in systems.

One of the big confirmations for me coming back here was that my passport and visa application went through without a problem. I made an appointment several weeks ago to get my passport renewed and for some weird reason I thought that I could apply for a UK visa at the passport agency simultaneously. What the heck was I thinking? It only occurred to me the very day I was getting my passport renewed that I needed go through the British embassy. Unfortunately, the next available walk-in appointment was in October. Through mail, it takes at least five working days to get a visa. And my flight to back to England was the following Monday! Thankfully, God really came through in all this because I was still able to get my passport and visa in one day. When I got back here, people were surprised at how easy it was for me because there were others who were trying to get visas (some from the US) and were outright refused. So, I am really grateful that it all went so smoothly for me.

Still, being back here as a staff member is very strange and I am still adjusting. I have to get used to a whole new routine. For example, as a student, my day didn't start until 9:30. Now, as a team member, we have prayer or praise at 8:30 Monday through Friday. I no longer live in student housing, but with the rest of the team. We also have fewer and short breaks throughout the day. Here are some pics:

my new room (very orange)

my office space in the systems department

I'll update again when I have the chance. Have a good week!