January Headlines

Holidays are over: Well the New Year Holidays have come and gone. The traditions of Chinese New Year are about to close as Singaporeans go back to the hustle and bustle of work work work. And now that I am fully employed with Equipping Leaders for Asia, I too am joining this whirlwind we call the work force. And although the work is overwhelming at times, I know it will be worth it.

ELA Full Swing: So basically, I manage all the leadership training programs that ELA offers. We are the representatives for John Maxwell, Tim Elmore and Patrick Morely for the non-profit world. But the thing is, is ELA consists of my boss Mike, Jenny our administrator, 1 part time accountant, an intern and myself. That's it. In the last month, I have never learned so much so fast about Singapore, Asian culture, ELA culture, about how to run a non-profit, how to get certified in the material, how to understand Singlish on the phone, you get my drift. I'm heading to India, Vietnam and Malaysia in the next few months to conduct and participate in several of these trainings--never a dull moment!

New Zealand: Dave is off in New Zealand for the month of February...this is the exact trip a year ago that Dave and I met for the first time. It was a bummer that I couldn't make it this year (starting a new job and all)...but 5 weeks isn't anything we can't handle. We are professional long distance relationship-goers. :)

Record Breaking: So I have officially lived here in Singapore for over 3 months. This is the longest I've been away from the states and I'm starting to finally feel like myself here. I still miss everyone back home. Feels like forever since I lived with Meg in Wash Park- throwing themed parties and sipping cold beer on the front porch. I miss cool weather, the mountains, my car, country line dancing, my hair when it's not frizzy, Wash Park, American sarcasm, ranch dressing, and of course, clothes that fit right. BUT I've gained some new enjoyments: wonton noodle with pork, Lime juice, public transport that is actually convenient, diversity of friends with complex and interesting perspectives (ok, I had this in the states too) :) , asian line dancing, Clark Quay (the beatiful bay area you see in my picture on my blog Title), and of course...dave. :)

ROWAN: On the flip side of my life, the ministry in Uganda is about to become a full blown non-profit! I had a Uganda meeting over Skype with 15 people on the other side all watching my bobbing head on top of the piano! hahah AMAZING what technology can do these days! Watch out for our future website: http://www.ruralaids.org/

Support: Thanks everyone for keeping in such great touch with me here. I've seen a lot of you on our lovely webcam and you have no idea how much that helps to see you guys. And if you don't have a webcam, get on it!