Dear
Friends and Family,
Also I want to say a big thank
you for your prayers over the past several months! The transition of moving
from Australia to the USA and then on to Canada, was rough, but I am so excited
to finally be in Canada! I arrived here on March 4th. At the
beginning I was staying with a family from Pioneers, who were amazing! It was
really great to be staying with a family that made me feel so at home.
There have been lots of ups and
downs along the way. One of the big dramas was
that I somehow lost my citizenship card for Canada when I first arrived!
Without this card I was been unable to work, register my card, get a driver’s
license or bank account, and many other things! When I inquired about when I
would be able to obtain a new card, they
said that it used to be 9 months but that they have now shortened it to 6
MONTHS! Well 6 months is way too long for me to wait, so I was pretty
frustrated about the whole thing! I sent in all my paper work and also attached
a letter of “urgency”, and since then have been praying that someone would have
pity on me and send me the card as soon as possible! Well those prayers have
been answered!! Only a day after them receiving the paperwork, they processed
it all and I had a new card after 3 weeks! Praise God!
Now that I have the card, I have
been trying to settle into life here in Canada. I just recently moved into my
“own” place. It is a basement “apartment” with a shared kitchen. It is nothing
amazing by any means! But I think it will work for the time being. On top of
moving, I have also been working on all kinds of practical things for settling
in here! Man it sure was a lot easier when my parents did all of this. :).
I have been able to work part time
at Pioneers. I have really enjoyed being able to be a part of all that God
is doing here! The people in the office have really welcomed me in and have
made me feel at home. Pioneers is now in a new office building, and also has a
new director, James Kim. It has been nice to be a part of all the transition
and feel a part of the team here. I would really appreciate your prayers as
I seek to figure out where God would have me serve specifically within
Pioneers. Whether that be more with MKs or with short term missions, and just
that God would give me wisdom in balancing the two.
At the moment I am working to
connect with some of our MKs who will be transitioning to university this year,
as well as connecting with some of our interns who are looking at heading
overseas for short term missions. I am super excited about all that God has in
store!
Also another HUGE prayer request
would be, I am looking for another part time job. I am nowhere near full
support, and so because of this I need to be looking for another job. If you
are in London, and know of anything, let me know! Really though, I would LOVE
to be able to work at Pioneers full time but due to finances I am unable to
do so. If any of you would be interested in helping me out financially I would
greatly appreciate it! Just send me an email, and I would be glad to pass on
the details of how to go about doing that. :)
Thank you so much for your encouragement!
During my time in Michigan I was so blown away by the many people that went out
of their way to make me feel so loved. It has been a struggle adjusting to life
in North America, but I have been really encouraged by the many people that
have come behind me in prayer and support.
God Bless,
Victoria Cowan
