I’ve got a taste of what life in Taiwan is going to be like when I’m here. It’s only three days and two meetings and I’m feeling drained. Late nights rushing out documents is going to be part and parcel of life.
My eyes have been opened a fair bit this trip. Being able to attend meetings with my boss certainly played a big role. Perhaps I’ve been sheltered from such environments, but you can see politics at full tilt in meetings. One can see two very different types of people at meetings. Those aggressive ones who may be proud and make it known that their covering their backsides, and those that do it subtly. Well, suffice it to say that I’m getting pretty worried and scared about what is expected of us here.
Going into uncharted waters simply is not fun. But yet, I feel that a step of faith is needed for me to be stretched and molded and to grow. Really felt very panicky during and after dinner tonight. Prayer helped, but I can’t help but still feel a bit fearful. Gotta drive the fear away! Gotta give everything to God! Gotta lean on His strength! I shall NOT give up! Sigh… Convincing myself is a tough job. But I know God won’t send me on stony paths without strong shoes, and I take comfort in knowing that.
I’m going to be back here in two weeks (which is after Emerge). And I should be here for up to 3 weeks at a go. So I definitely need all the prayers that I can get, especially during the initial period of the project. Pray that everything goes smoothly and no major changes happen mid-way through the project. Pray that the team and I will have the favour of man in our dealings and relationship with the clients. Pray for wisdom as I tackle my portion of the project. Pray for good time management and smart resource management. Pray that I’ll be able to handle everything in my stride and not panic the second something happens.
Hah! Long list of prayer requests right? It’s my prayer list as well and I will definitely have to pray through that every day. I just hope that when things go on fine, I won’t forget the pillar that I’ve been leaning on when times were not so good.
Okay, back to work… Hope I can finish up stuff quick and get a good night’s rest. No meetings tomorrow, but I’m sure the schedule will somehow be filled up. Oh yes! I’ll be back tomorrow evening! Cheers… :Þ