For the duration of my time in Nigeria, this blog will be continued at:
MaggieInNigeria.blogspot.com
7.29.2009
7.16.2009
All systems go!
It's official! My counteroffer has been accepted!
I'm moving to Abuja, Nigeria in 5 weeks!
A massive thank you to the people who have been praying for me since I found out about this opportunity. I truly believe that now is the right time to do something crazy and I'm going to be obedient wherever God leads me. Thank you for praying for me!
I'll be updating here as I get closer to departure (somewhere around August 22nd), and once I'm in Nigeria, I'll be sending an additional email newsletter with updates.
I'm so excited!
I'm moving to Abuja, Nigeria in 5 weeks!
A massive thank you to the people who have been praying for me since I found out about this opportunity. I truly believe that now is the right time to do something crazy and I'm going to be obedient wherever God leads me. Thank you for praying for me!
I'll be updating here as I get closer to departure (somewhere around August 22nd), and once I'm in Nigeria, I'll be sending an additional email newsletter with updates.
I'm so excited!
7.15.2009
Not a coincidence
Exactly one year ago, I wrote the following in an email to Amy, my college roommate:
"You and I were talking about how I was afraid I could never get to the mission field and now I have another reason to wait: student loans. Many missions organizations I've looked at refuse to send missionaries that are in debt. I'm not saying the loans are a deal-breaker, but it's just another hurdle that God will overcome if he wants me overseas after graduation. I'm still praying. God's plans are still bigger and better than mine."
365 days later, look where I am. Oh, Lord, you're so good to me.
"You and I were talking about how I was afraid I could never get to the mission field and now I have another reason to wait: student loans. Many missions organizations I've looked at refuse to send missionaries that are in debt. I'm not saying the loans are a deal-breaker, but it's just another hurdle that God will overcome if he wants me overseas after graduation. I'm still praying. God's plans are still bigger and better than mine."
365 days later, look where I am. Oh, Lord, you're so good to me.
7.12.2009
Continuing Down the Road
I make my plans, but the Lord orders my steps.
I accepted the position in Nigeria on Friday afternoon with a salary counter-offer, and now I wait to see if this negotiation has been approved. The decision is out of my hands.
Truthfully, the decision was never mine, because the Lord orders my steps.
I was created for the purpose of His glory, and whether I do that from Nigeria or Chicago or Minneapolis, I seek only to be obedient. And EVEN IF the answer comes back "no," the Lord will reorder my steps as I continue in obedience. (see Daniel 3:16-18 for my favorite "even if" scenario).
My prayer is that the decision that comes back to me will bring definitive confirmation, one way or the other.
I accepted the position in Nigeria on Friday afternoon with a salary counter-offer, and now I wait to see if this negotiation has been approved. The decision is out of my hands.
Truthfully, the decision was never mine, because the Lord orders my steps.
I was created for the purpose of His glory, and whether I do that from Nigeria or Chicago or Minneapolis, I seek only to be obedient. And EVEN IF the answer comes back "no," the Lord will reorder my steps as I continue in obedience. (see Daniel 3:16-18 for my favorite "even if" scenario).
My prayer is that the decision that comes back to me will bring definitive confirmation, one way or the other.
7.08.2009
This is Nigeria.
To me, Nigeria is still a faceless place I've never been to. At least now I've connected a voice with the location. I spoke with the director of the school today and got more of my questions answered. I think I'm getting closer to making a final decision, but not before more prayer, fasting, and research.
This decision is complicated by the fact that this is so not a business deal to me. I'm not choosing this career path for the money, for the security, for the perks. This is more of a spiritual decision for me than anything else, and so I wait on God. In silence, in meditation, in song, in tears, in anxiety, in loneliness, in need, in trust and in faith I continue to wait on Him.
A few more pics of the strange new world I might move to.
Symbolic Geography:
The Presence of Islam:
Culture:
This decision is complicated by the fact that this is so not a business deal to me. I'm not choosing this career path for the money, for the security, for the perks. This is more of a spiritual decision for me than anything else, and so I wait on God. In silence, in meditation, in song, in tears, in anxiety, in loneliness, in need, in trust and in faith I continue to wait on Him.
A few more pics of the strange new world I might move to.
Symbolic Geography:
The Presence of Islam:
Culture:
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