Questions

I know that there are a couple of questions that people typically want answered after I tell them that I have been approved to serve through the IMB, so I will try to answer some of those questions through the next couple of posts.

One question is about the timeline. I will finish teaching this school year. While it is possible to break a contract, I don't feel like that is the way Christ wants me to represent Him. So, I will fulfill my contract and teach until school ends. If I didn't have this commitment, I would be able to start IMB orientation in late April. Instead I am waiting for the next orientation, which runs from July 27 until September 24 in Virginia. After orientation, I might have a week or two in the states, or I might leave immediately. The next step is language school in Costa Rica for about 6 months. After language school, I will finally move to whatever city in Mexico they decide. I believe I will then spend 3 months working alongside someone else doing the same job as me before I am "on my own." It is weird to think that it will still be a full year from now before I actually make it to Mexico, but I am grateful for all of the training (especially language!) opportunities the IMB provides.

On a different note, I submitted my letter of resignation to my building administrator and to my superintendent this morning and am starting to tell students today. It is kind of an emotional thing for me to do because I have loved teaching for 12 years and will genuinely miss working with some great students. The assurance that I am following God's leading doesn't change that fact.