Guatemala - Before the "Big Move" - To Do's

Moving is quite a job. I just moved from my apartment, back into my parent's home so that I can save money towards my move to Guatemala and so that I can have more quality time with them before I leave. That packing experience was... exhausting, because I had to go ahead and pack the things to ship to Guatemala, pack things to go to my parent's house and then pack things that I would need to store for a little while. I did have some amazing friends helping me out, which was greatly appreciated!!!!!

So, I get to move again in six months and I am pumped about all that entails! For now though, there are tons of things that have to get done in order for that to happen.

First, I will be going to Oklahoma for some training. I will be working in Living Water Teaching's school, and therefore, my week in Oklahoma will consist of training on how the school works, the curriculum, classroom management, etc. From there I will go down to Texas to Living Water's headquarters to meet all of the stateside staff, finish up some paperwork and contracts, and get the rest of the logistical things taken care of.

Living Water ships a container with all the Shoebox gifts and other items to Guatemala each year. It takes several months for the container to get to Guatemala and clear customs, so everything that I want shipped has to get to Texas by August. So, I have to ship everything from Charlotte to Texas really soon! So, I decided to drive to OK and TX so that I can load up the car with as much as possible, and therefore save some shipping cost at least on the Charlotte to Texas segment (I never knew how expensive shipping was), and then I will ship the rest of the stuff later.

Hmmmm... there is a lot to do, and sometimes I begin to feel overwhelmed with everything, because all of this is on top of all my regular responsibilities, but then I am reminded that God has it all figured out and that it will all get taken care of! I am soooooooooooo thankful for my God who cares about every detail of our lives! His faithful love is forever!!!!