In church, we are studying Genesis. In my weekly Bible study, we’re studying Revelation. And in reality, of course, we are in between the two (at least for now).
I continue to serve as the administrator for NCA in PNG. We’re in the middle of two school years for the next couple months. We are trying to finish this year well and we are trying to figure out next school year. For this school year, we still have six weeks of classes and graduation. There is a lot still left to learn and to celebrate. For next year, we are working with field leadership and sending entities to determine who can teach next year and what grades or courses we will be able offer. (It looks like we will be short a couple elementary teachers and several high school teachers.)
My email inbox is definitely somewhere in between. I usually wake up to afternoon emails from PNG (though they are long asleep by then) and then morning emails start coming in during my late afternoon. I’m usually on school phone calls in the evening, though when PNG lunchtime hits, my coworkers know they won’t hear from me for the rest of their day. I feel like I am always calculating the time change despite doing this for four years and being a math teacher that has a decent memory.
As a family, we are also in the middle. My father passed away just over a year ago, and my mother and I are not yet settled for the future. We are trying to move to be closer to my sister’s family, but at this point, that just has not happened. (Related side note: the logistics of possibly moving are exhausting!)
I even think I am now classified as “middle-age.” I have been in education for more than 20 years, but I do not have clarity on what the next 20ish years of working look like for me. I am waiting and serving in the middle. I am grateful for what I get to do right now, but I do know that remote service will not be the best for me for two more decades.
For some of the things, I will be coming to the end soon. And for others, I will be in the middle for awhile yet. I’d appreciate prayer that I glorify God in it all.