In less than two weeks I will be leaving for South Korea. That hardly seems possible! The time has gone by so quickly this summer, and the next two weeks are just going to fly by. Before I know it, I will be sitting on the 14 hour flight from Chicago to Incheon (the international airport in South Korea), squished in between two other people. Besides saying good-bye to everyone, the only thing I really have left to do is pack, which is no small task. I had more to do, up until a couple days ago. Over the weekend a couple big things happened that have really cleared the way.
Praise #1: I got my visa!!!!!
Getting my visa has been a long process that I started back in March. First I had a bunch of materials that I had to send to the school in South Korea, including the originals of my teaching certificates. Then I had to wait for the school to process that information and get the right materials to the right Korean authorities. I could not move on to the second step in the process (actually sending in my application and passport) until everything in Korea was processed. I needed to get a number from them to then put on the top my visa application. By giving me the number, the government basically says, "We have looked at all your stuff, and we have approved you to get your visa to teach here." By putting this number on the visa application, the process would be much faster and smoother. I did not get this number until the first week of July. However, just as God provided the job in Korea, He also provided quick shipping and processing of all my materials, with my visa and passport arriving back on Friday.
Praise #2: I sold my car!
In preparation for the move overseas, I have been getting rid of a lot stuff, from clothes to furniture to miscellaneous items. I also decided to sell my car so that I didn't have to pay for registration, insurance, and maintenance when nobody was really using it. I would put the money into savings and use it to buy a new car whenever I return to the States. So earlier this week after I got back from PFO, we put the car on craigslist and also mentioned it to some other people we knew were looking for another car. It sold on Saturday. We weren't sure how long it would take to sell; we were prepared for my parents to have to still be trying to sell it after I had left. Thankfully, that ended up not being necessary. Until I leave I am able to borrow my sister Kara's car because she doesn't turn 16 for a few more weeks and she won't be driving to school in the middle of July.
God has really provided for me to move to South Korea. I am continually amazed by how He continues to smooth the path for me to teach at Pyongtaek International Christian Schoool (PICS). I know that prayer is a big part of it, and I will definitely need those prayers for safe and (hopefully) stress-free travels and transition to Korea.
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