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Originally Posted by seguidordejesus
Chile is what we're looking at and really feel good about. I lived there for six months and am pretty familiar with how things work, and job opportunities are good. We need to pray for:
1 - Finances - we have to liquidate some assets and get rid of/sell some things - we try to keep our life simple for this reason
2 - Job situation - there are opportunities for teaching at international schools that will hire before we get there. Otherwise, we would need to move first, then find one. Obviously, the first is preferred.
3 - Church - there are numerous oneness churches in Santiago...we would like to become involved with the one that is God's will for us. I understand that Chile has a new UPC missionary; I was there before he came, so I never met him.
4 - Some of my family has similar reactions as StMark, but they're used to me by now, I think. Still, homesickness is a very real feeling, and it's not just me anymore. My wife and I are both excited about the prospect, though.
5 - Health - we would like to have more children, and can obviously not afford to fly back to the USA every time we have a kid. So good medical care and a job with insurance would be good. Jobs in Chile generally offer both.
Not sure you asked for all that, but thanks for asking  |
We're moving from Wisconsin to Arizona and we have friends/family/co-workers with the same reaction as well. It really is a very small % of the population that is ever willing to change their environment, then many of those who are not willing have to justify to themselves why they are not -which manifests itself in the "What?? Why would you want to do that??" reaction. You would not believe some of the hostile reactions we have gotten to simply moving to another state. I can't imagine if we were leaving the Country.
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