To whom it May Concern?

I have come to discover that pressure is not in fact real. It is a response we learn when we no longer rely, trust and have faith in God. We spend so much time worrying and sweating over things that we simply cannot control or over what we perceive to be way above what we can achieve. Too many sleepless nights tossing and turning over things we cannot change. What a big waste of time and something I have done far too much of over the past few months.

What a relief to finally understand that the pressure I have felt has really come from what I have invented in my head. Big deep breathe…..release slowly through the nose…. Ahhh.

We were encouraged to write down things that worry us and then cross off the things we have no control over. It’s amazing how small the list becomes. The things we worry about are things that we simply cannot change and these are the things that we should leave in God’s hands. I could quote a few scriptures here but I am sure they are known. In essence, I feel free. Free to just be me and to carry on doing what we are doing and to consult with God and see how he sorts things out. It’s such a great feeling.

• Visa extension
• Finances
• residence permit extension
• Business fully operational
• Will we be sent back to NZ?
• How will we pay for tickets?
• Sort paperwork for applications for Visa, business, residence. ( guess this is all we need to do right now)

This is not a Kay Sara mentality but it is putting our faith in the one who can do all things and even more than we can imagine. I will address my letters to God as "To whom it does concern."