Coping in "Chaos"

12/15/09 04:52 Filed in: Madagascar | Family
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Earlier this month we did the long drive from the lowlands of Houston to the Highlands of Colorado Springs where we have settled at Mission Training International for a three week course on culture and cross-cultural living.  Our days have been filled with class while Oliver has been enjoying the daycare.  Topics have abounded on cultural adjustments, dealing with stress and conflict, building community, value awareness and much, much more. One of the most relevant topics to our life now has been transitions. We have officially entered “chaos”, also known as the rootless stage. We can expect this to intensify as we enter a new culture, facing many new internal and external challenges. It has been helpful to name and understand the larger process in which we find ourselves. We know the anxiety and ambiguity of "chaos" will pass as we press through the many stages of change.
Please pray for us as we take the 15 hour drive back to San Antonio this next weekend. We look forward to celebrating Christmas with family before departing for France at the end of month.