After going through a battery of mind boggling arguments, my husband subtly persuaded me to finally bestow him my blessing of “yes”… Yes, he may go for a one-year job assignment to the secluded yet awe-inspiring Fregate Island Private, one of the 115 islands of the Republic of Seychelles. Things just rolled up drastically until I found myself immersed in tears and agony as I bid adieu to my Sim at the airport. The first night of adjustment was the hardest to combat… I was imprisoned by an impalpable feeling of wanting to see him point blank. I kept playing this question in mind, “how can life get back to normal without him by my side?”. I have never figured out how am gonna go on with my daily routine … it’s as if a significant part of my physical system was missing. And yet, I have to hold on and grip God’s grace and presence to cover me.
When I got back to work, my boss offered me a new and higher position in our head office. After weighing things up, I was able to answer “yes”. Things happened abruptly and I was indeed caught by surprise. I wish I could vividly describe everything to my husband… my first day at work, the deadlines I have to beat, the pressures that entangle me but I am constrained by time and resources. At times that I feel so alone, I seek God’s comfort and His presence brings a fresh breeze of hope … a hope that God cares for me in every situation and a hope that someday Sim and I will be together again…
