Hey baby girl,
So it’s 2012!!! A
new year! It seems like I blinked and then 2011 flew by so fast.
2011 was a big
year for mummy & daddy. A lot of changes and a lot of decisions and big
steps were taken. So I’d like to run you through our 2011 in a very big nutshell.
This is going to be long, so don’t fall asleep reading this one ;)
The start of the
year was somewhat undecided. There were so many decisions to make. I was only
21 and in a few weeks I had to decide what my whole year and possibly my future
was going to look like. I was really scared. At that time, mummy and daddy had
prayed and with God’s peace, we decided we wanted to get married in June. We
told our parents and after the initial heart attacks, they prayed too and agreed!
Hurah!
Now came the next
steps. What were we going to do after our wedding? I wanted to live in Sri
Lanka. I had just got back from Malaysia about 6 months ago and I didn’t want
to leave to a new country so soon! I was determined NOT to go to Finland!! I
didn’t know the language, I wouldn’t be able to work, I didn’t know anyone
there, daddy wouldn’t have a job, we didn’t have a house, we didn’t have money
and basically we didn’t have anything! So, no, I’m not going to Finland.
We started
looking for apartments and jobs for me and daddy in Sri Lanka. Every time we
walked into a place, I felt God saying, no. I was getting more and more
frustrated. Until one day, my mummy and her friend was praying and God gave
them a vision. And my mummy comes home and tells me, “You have to go to
Finland. That’s what God wants from you” I think I felt like my legs melting
into the ground. My heart breaking slowly and all hope vanishing. And then to
make it worse, my daddy says the same thing!
But I love God. I
knew He doesn’t just say things. So I went back and with a downcast heart, I
prayed. I asked Him what He wanted from me. Sometime that week, I had a dream.
I was walking through a desert and it was dry and sandy. Suddenly from no where
your daddy follows me in to the desert and immediately snow started falling. I
got startled in the dream and I started running and this time I ran into a
garden with pretty flowers. Then your daddy ran into the same garden and AGAIN
snow started falling. I started running until I could run no more but there was
still snow. Then I turned around and ran to your daddy and when we held hands,
the snow turned back into that beautiful garden. At that moment, I knew what
God was telling me. You can’t run away from His plan for you. His plan is
perfect and He always thinks of what’s best for us, even if we can’t see it
that way at first. So guess what, I told your daddy, we are going to Finland!
So now starts the
wedding planning. My goodness that in itself is a tremendous task. And then
your daddy informs me that he is going to Finland for 3 months before our
wedding. I was like WHAT?! But then we both felt that it’s best if he goes to
work in Finland for a few months and prepare the way for when we move there in
July. He also had to do his entrance exams for Uni. I knew this was the wisest
thing to do, but inside I was scared. I would have to plan this wedding alone.
But I thank God for my wonderful parents and family and friends who did help.
Especially my mother. If not for her, I don’t know what I would have done.
But nevertheless,
those 3 months were very hard for me. I had to prepare myself mentally that I
would have to leave my home again and this time I don’t know when I would be
coming back. I fell very sick in-between. I was missing your daddy. I was exhausted
as I was juggling work, driving classes, wedding planning and of course, trying
to soak in the last bits of Sri Lanka as I could! I would go to sleep crying
most nights because I felt like I couldn’t leave my family again or I wasn’t
ready for Finland. Time went on like this, but through it all, God was there
with me. He was my only true friend and companion. Every time I was about to
give up, He would miraculously pick me up and keep me going. And I say that to
encourage you, baby girl. He will be your closest and most faithful friend.
Remember that!
Those 3 months
passed and in those 3 months, the wedding got planned, I worked at an amazing
place with such a wonderful and encouraging boss, I passed my driving test
(HURAH!), your daddy came back (DOUBLE HURAH!) and finally, the arrival of our
wedding day! The only thing I wanted from our wedding was that not only daddy
& I would be blessed but our beloved friends and family would have
something to take away from it. And I believe God answered our prayers in some
ways!
We got married,
had a lovely honeymoon and the days grew closer for us to leave to Finland. It
was hard. I forced myself not to cry in front of my family or friends. Only
daddy knows the sorrow I carried inside. But to say bye to my parents at the
airport was heart-breaking! Nevertheless, I had to do it! We boarded the plane
and together, daddy and I set off to face new challenges….
Tomorrow I will
finish this letter for you…I will tell you about the next 6 months of my life
in Finland in my next letter. But for now let me tell you the few things I have
learned through all of this.
Be obedient to
God. Face challenges, do not run away from them. Don't ever give up.
I love you always
and forever.
Love,
Mummy
Pictures from our first 6 months of 2011 |
Tears in my eyes. I love God. He has prepared you and your family a wonderful way! I love God! His ways are full of grace and beauty.
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