Following God's Will

I am starting this blog to keep everyone informed on what is going on with my life. I want to start from the beginning and take everyone on this next journey of my life with me. God has opened many doors, and I can’t wait to see what others are opened with this next opportunity with my life. I will start from the beginning and work hard at keeping everyone apart of what is happening next.
God’s been rocking my world in many ways since I’ve had to start this adventure on finding my future. I didn’t know where he was leading me or what I should really do. All I did know is that I had to try my hardest to follow his will for my life. I know that his will is the best, and that it might not always be easy but rewarding in many ways. I began this process of looking for a job and figuring out the future since graduation from college was going to happen and there was no way around it.
So I talked to one of my friends in Honduras who had once mentioned a bilingual school to me. It had crossed my mind more than once while I traveled to and from Honduras about looking into teaching there for a year at least maybe more. He told the name of this school, and I looked into it. One their list of open jobs was a junior high science job. With my degree, I have always wanted to teach science more than social studies. I decided I might as well apply and let God close this door if I’m not suppose to be there. At this point, several other job openings had not come through and I was not getting interviews and nothing was opening up. I decided nothing would hurt from applying. I applied and they gave me an interview. After that, I received a second interview. I didn’t know what to think. I thought they were more serious about me since I received a second interview but did not know their whole process of hiring. I just kept praying. At the end of the second interview, they offered me a job and told me I had 15 days to decide if I would accept it or not. For the last week I have been deeply praying about this option. I came to the conclusion that the only thing that would hold me back was fear. I can’t let fear keep me from being where God wants me. I submitted a contract with Academia Los Pinares to teach junior high science for them for the next year.
As of August 5th, I will be flying down to live in Honduras for the next year. I will be back for a short visit at Christmas. All I know is that right now I’m trying my hardest to follow God. Yes there are fears and part of me is terrified to move somewhere where I know a few people but no family. I know God will be with me. I have been to Honduras so many times and each time God’s faithfulness has shown through. I know he is always there with me and guiding me. I feel this is where he wants me.
I’m writing this note to fill all of my friends in. I didn’t know any other way to do it. I didn’t want to leave anyone out, but I wanted to let all my friends know since so many of you are a great support to me and important to me. There are many prayers needed as I work on packing while traveling with UW sports ministry this summer. I don’t know Spanish that well either! This is taking me completely out of my comfort zone but God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to follow him. This is exactly what I am trying to do. If you have any questions please ask. If you want to know more please ask! If you want to hang out before I leave the country yes please! Please pray as my parents and I work hard on packing many things in a small space, figuring out finances, and preparing our hearts for this big step of faith! When I first traveled to Honduras and fell in love with the country, I never thought that one day I would be moving there. Please, prayer is highly needed for this huge next step in my life. Life will be different once August 5th hits. I will no longer live in a society that I’ve been apart of for 24 years, but I will be figuring out a new society and culture for the next year! Please pray for safety in travel, preparing, and flexibility once I’m there to adjust to all the new changes.