I’m beginning to realize that time is running short. If I’m to be in Japan by early August, there are a lot of things I need to get done between now and then. And since I’ll be away for most of July, I need to get a lot of that stuff done this week and next. Should make for a crazy couple of weeks.
On the other hand, I’ve made good progress on some stuff. On the weekend I got rid of about half my stuff that was just taking up space here in my parents’ basement. We had a yard sale, and what didn’t sell got given to a second-hand shop. It’s amazing how much stuff I had that seemed so valuable at one time but seems so useless now. Living half a world away from your stuff for a couple years certainly gives you a new perspective.
So anyway, I am getting stuff done. But then there are the things that need to get done but are completely out of my control. There’s that last 8-10% of my support I’m waiting on; I can get the word out but I can’t determine how people will respond. There’s a visa to apply for; but first there’s an important piece of paperwork to be processed by someone on my behalf in Japan. And when I finally do get that, I can apply for the visa, but again I’ll have to wait…
Having faith sometimes means taking action. Other times it means waiting. For me, right now, it means both.
(Posted Monday June 14 AM)