Don't get too comfortable...

No sooner do I write a post about how I finally feel at home, then I get a call that could potentially change all of that very quickly.

Last week I got a call from APU offering me a position in their new Study Abroad program in Germany for their School of Music students! I would essentially be doing the same thing I am now, being a Residence Director, but it would just happen to be in another country across a really big ocean.

At first glance this seems like the oppurtunity of a life time. What better time than now to move to an forgien country and live in a beautiful city and get paid for it? There probably isn't one. And then there is the fact that I've been wanting to go back to Germany for sometime now and experience it as an adult, since I left right after I finished the 4th grade. I will also get experience with international higher education, which is a field I would like to spread into the farther I get into my career. Hiedelberg is home to one of the world's oldest universities, and I'm sure there are a wealth of things I could learn from that as well. I would be able to travel to other countries in Europe while living in Germany. That would be so much easier and cheaper than trying to go back later in life for a vacation. And the list goes on.

However there are many pros to staying were I am currently. I have a great job, and the possibility for advancement into another position in the coming year. I have begun to establish myself here. I have a great church that I feel privileged to be apart of. I have been able to play alot here and have established myself as a good musician in the area. I have made good friends and that is saying something as it took ahwhile for that to happen. I love the area here. There are many good reasons to stay.

However the choice is not up to me. I am pryaing so fervently that God's will would be done in this situation. I want to follow His leading, but I feel so often that gets confused with our own desires. I would covet your prayers during this time as I have 3 weeks from today to make a decision. Needless to say, I am a little over whelmed. This is a big decision and I don't want to step into this lightly. I welcome any questions or comments you might have as this might help me in my decision making process.

I love you all and hope that this finds you enjoying the start of a the fall season!