The end of the world has been predicted practically since
the beginning of time. According to Wikipedia, the world’s best and most
credible source of information, the Romans predicted the end of their world in
634 B.C. Famous people and not-so-famous-at-the-time people have predicted
everything from the apocalypse to Armageddon; even a pope predicted the world
would end on January 1, 1000.
Well, now it’s my turn. The end of the world is coming and
it will be here April 5. The vision came to me over the weekend when Paul and I
were talking about our future. As of yesterday, Paul’s employment contract will
end March 31. Unless our permanent residency application is approved, our
resident passes will be cancelled as early as April 1, the day we arrived two
years prior. An e-mail Paul sent to our landlord’s agent advised that we have
put in our notice and April 5 will be our last day in our home. And
then….nothing. I have nothing.
I sat briefly in our living room this morning and had a
thought. Are we really about to go through another round of sell everything so
that we don’t have to ship it and then buy new stuff once we get wherever we
are going?
The only thing that can describe our actions is a step of
faith – one like Peter took when he stepped onto the sea to walk on water with
Jesus. Just over a week ago, a woman at church told me that’s what we should
do. “Take a step of faith and know that God will never let you go.”
So we did. Paul turned down his boss’s counter offer and, as
of this morning, Paul’s position was up on the Internet for all on ProPilotWorld
to see. Life is about to get interesting.
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