Hey guys I’ve decided to transfer my online prayer letters to my spaces….I know I sent a lot of files with the large and space taking emails in the past but I have decided to change it up a bit and put them online because since most people have the email they probably will have access to my website.

 

 

God

Leads

In

Mysterious

Phases of

Short Term

Evangelism

 

I have decided to call my monthly updates Glimpse, short for God leads in Mysterious Phases of Short Term Evangelism are a glimpse to what it is like for me back in Canada.   Now that my short term mission’s trip is officially done, I will be writing about life back in Canada.  This is a way for my friends and family in Japan to know what I am up to and know I am doing okay.  Wow I can say that the last six months have been life changing and challenging both spiritually and intellectually as well. 

 

Time really flies by, a lot of things have occured and I began to realize that I have a lot of more growing up to do.  Some highlights since my last letter: 1. My mom’s marriage, 2. Growing up and living without mom, 3. Realizing how much I need to learn at work. 4. Future goals and things to do.  I know through prayer that God will continue to guide my life and if it is according to His will, he will let me be able to manage my money so that I can repay my student loans more quickly.  It will take some time to adjust to all the changes in my life and to remember to just breath and take things one week at a time.

First exciting thing to happen is my mom’s second marriage.  She has been a widow for over 13 years and has been a great single parent, though there were some adjustments and bumps along the way she was able to provide a home for me and my brother and been my best friend.  Its werid when people ask about my mom’s wedding and the only word that comes into mind is that it was very cute.  My family was pretty small and now it has tripled.  My mom’s husband has two children as well and both of them are married and the son has a 9 month old baby girl and his daughter is expecting and will be due in April of next year.  It will take some time to adjust to having a small family to a big extended one in Calgary.  But I just wanted to intoduce my new family (step is just a minor formality): Uncle Wing (mom’s husband), Dennis and Grace and their daughter Zoey, Nancy and Fai and expecting a baby in the Spring of 2007.

Second is learning to live without a mom a home.  As corny as it sounds, I have never really moved out before on my own and I am grateful that my mom has left the home for me and my brother to live in and adjust to being on my own.  But deep down I am enjoying living like this and we’ll see how it will be.  I guess my main goal is to purge my freezer of food so that I can buy more stuff. It nice to live one my own but its a big home that has a lot of space.  I grew up here and now to be able to make the house hold decisions is great.    I have learned that need to make more time to clean now and prepare meals for the week. 

Third is with the adjustments at home so are the adjustments needed to made at work.  Assuming and being able to do it are  different things.  It is quite stressful because this job I have requires no mistakes and a good accurracy to have everything correct.  Since this is not in my field of choice I have a lot to learn and a lot to prove that I am capable to handle the position.  I know I will always search for jobs in the graphic arts position and I know that if it is in God’s will, I will be able to find ways to continue my artistic views.  I got a raise after my review and I am happy that I was able to get it but I feel that if I went into the field that I was trained in and I would have been paid a lot more.  I know that money shouldn’t be my focus but lead to my last highlight since my last letter

  My future goals is to go on long term mission trips to Japan, the Middle East and South America.  Now that I know that my mom is going to be okay and taken care of, I know that I breath a little easier knowing that  she is in good hands. I pray that I will excel in my job now or in any future ones to be able to make enough money to pay for living and repay my student loans.  There are going to be some major adjustments of priorities and goals for each year.  I know that managing money more wisely and shopping for the basic needs will be my top priority.   I have most of the clothes I will need for a while and enough stuff to be okay.  Its werid having people ask if I’m okay.  I know how to cook and make decent stuff to eat..lol… 

Pray needs:

 

• Pray for the new teacher to adjust to teaching in Japan.  She will be the third generation to go and it is nice to see how God will provide for her.  I pray that she will find friendship and support through the churches. 
• Pray that my attitude will change and that my way of thinking will be slow and excel at work so that I will be able to do my job fluently and properly
• Prayer for my mom and her new marriage.  Pray that they will learn how to live together since they were both widows that they will find love and happiness.
• Pray that I will be able to manage my spiritual and financial needs to living on my own

Please feel free to check out my sight.  I have put my pictures here and if you want any of them then please let me know and I’ll email them to you.  Take care and just know that I am just a hop skip away from a computer.  Like my friend said, if there wasn’t a internet set up we would never know each other as quickly as we do now. 

 

inHIM

as you can tell from my site I love to blog and just type my thoughts and views as well.  Take care

 

 

~ by mymessydrawer on October 16, 2006.