Road to ?????

 I cannot believe that I am actually writing this.  But we just received word that Indonesian visa/work permit requirements have changed. They are not granting visas to people over 60....well that is us.  Therefore we cannot remain in Papua, Indonesia for next school year.  I cannot express how surprised/heartbroken/expectant we are.  We have loved the kids here so very much. I have enjoyed my teaching more than any other position I have ever had.  But God has very clearly shut this door. (If He had not been so firm about it, we would never have listened to Him, I think.)  Soooo, here we go again.  We are pretty good at making these kinds of moves, and it is always an exciting time to see what the Lord does. Maybe this time we have a bit more time to get things done.

We have contacted a school in Rawanda back. This was our second choice if we had not come to Indonesia. We will see where that leads.  A really strange occurence was that a school in Saipan, Marianna Islands contacted us before we even renewed any network postings, or knew for sure we would not be back.  And then a day later, as I talked to a friend here, she said, "Oh, we lived there for 8 years!" and knew people involved.  Why? What does that mean? I don't think the school itself will work, but what is God saying?  

We both stopped and thought about the future.  But what else would we rather do than travel the world as long as we can...not just for a short visit, but to go there to minister, to teach, to be present?  Isn't this the dream of many people....and we actually live it. Some of the choices, like Saipan, are much more expensive and we are just self funded.....but how would we rather spend our money? So our thinking goes.  Don't worry, we will keep you informed, mostly because we need your prayer support so very much.