A new life

**If Life wasn't full of responsibility and we didn't have to rely on money to live, I would whisk my family off in a heartbeat to a third world country and bury us all in some kind of humanitarian service. Service that would help us forget our 'first world problems' and appreciate the 'first world privilege' that we experience every.single.day. This has been a dream of mine since I was a young teenager. That one day, I would provide my future children with this kind of opportunity, to open their hearts and hands to the people and places around our globe that desperately need, in all areas of life.**

This was a post I started writing back in October last year. 

Fast forward a couple of months to the day we moved into our new home here on the Gold Coast. The day Chad received a phone call from work. 

A phone call that we desperately wanted, but had no idea if or when it would come. A phone call that fufilled our '10 year plan'  and a phone call that had me screaming and both of us practically jumping up and down. And that was before he had even hung up the phone.

And with that little introduction, I give you our soon to be new home...

Yes that's right! You read the map correctly :)

In June this year we are whisking our family off on what I can only assume will be a crazy wild adventure! An adventure that fulfills the very desire of my heart.

I am under no illusion that we won't experience a bit of culture shock. It's one thing visiting a country and absorbing the culture for a few weeks and enjoying the challenge of communicating with the people you meet. But I'm sure it's another thing entirely when that 3 weeks becomes 2 years and the comforts we enjoy everyday in the land of Oz Aus are far from us.

But like I said. I am excited! We are all excited! For a long time now I have felt pulled towards this part of the world. And while this Country is almost the last place on earth I thought we would move to, I see so clearly Heavenly Father's hand guiding us every step of the way.

ps)  I realise that Vietnam is not technically a third world country but it is a developing country that will still offer the opportunities I am hoping for!