Well, yesterday I began the process of leaving China. I emailed and let the school recruiter know that I am going to be going home to the States no later than March 1. Today I am going to give my letter of resignation to the school and we will see how it goes. I am suggesting to them that having me be done teaching at the semester end might be best for them because then they don't have to pay me through the Spring Festival vacation, but letting them know I am willing to stay and my last day of teaching will be Feb 26.
We are still not really sure what Robert is going to do.
I feel horrible for backing out of a contact and leaving the school in this situation, but I know I can trust God and I have learned that I cannot trust the school to even keep to the contract. After talking to Robert for literally hours and exploring EVERYTHING this is the right decision. I have no idea why, but I know it is right! We don't know what we are going when we get to America so again we are going on faith that God will provide the way he wants us to go from here.
After thinking about this for months the same answer always came. You need to be in the States and then once I committed to that and I would think about staying and how it wouldn't be so bad I always get the thought, "I have already told you what to do." At that point I stopped asking what to do, but to ask for the courage to do what is right! I must say I am thankful for the support and guidance of my Father in Heaven and for that of my husband!
I actually kind of feel that us leaving is going to be doing the school some good by sending them a message that you need to treat your teachers fairly and maybe that is the reason we came. No other teachers here have the guts enough to say anything to the school and maybe this will allow the way for other to get what they need here at the school.
Again, I don't know why we are coming home. I am thinking it has something to do with the baby. I know that China is not the place for our baby! I love that I can forever say, "Made in China!"
I forgot to put your blog into my reader so I am behind and just reading the last several posts. I am proud of you for having the courage to do something difficult because you know it is right. I am often in the situation where I start to question and back out and tell myself to just stick it out, but then the reassurance comes that I have already been told what to do. Love you lots!
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