Sometimes it seems to sneak up on you, with an intense desire to blindside you out of your comfort zone propelling you into something new. Initially, often seen as an adversary but given time and the right attitude can become an ally in the battle to never become stale and stagnant. For most people change is not comfortable and yet it is inevitable for those who desire to continue to grow and develop both individually and professionally. Thankfully in most circumstances change is accompanied by a less aggressive friend called transition, who given some room and time can cushion the blows of change creating a more palatable ride into what is looming on the horizon.
Change is constant and as missionaries we are very familiar with the transient lifestyle. Meeting new families, quickly becoming friends and inevitably saying goodbye because of change. We have learned to take relationships seriously, love hard but hold loosely because change has this nasty way of sneaking up and taking friends far away, over oceans and into different countries.
Having been wearing the "staying in the country and saying goodbye to friends" shoe again and again for so many years it is an unusual sensation and a completely different journey to be wearing the proverbial other shoe. This is a journey, not one to be taken lightly and not to be dismissed as trivial by anyone who may not understand the gravity of the situation being faced by the individual, especially the children involved in change.
Through this blog we invite you to walk through this journey of change as we pack up our lives in the Philippines and move back to Australia.
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