Two people shorten a road. (Irish Proverb)

Lately I have been getting some emails from (Pat) the gal that I am going to be working pretty closely with while in Korea. I am very excited to get to know her better and share a room with her. But I have also been praying that we will be able to get along well and be considerate of each other's needs and wishes. I am quite confident that we will get along quite well, but 17 days is a long time and I don't want to get on her nerves by doing something that I don't even realize is bothersome.

We were part of the tour together 3 years ago; she took her family as a part of the tour group rather than going as part of the staff and they traveled on our bus with us. We did seem to get along quite well and I think we can accomplish much together.

When I read the above proverb, I pray that Pat and I will be able to be like those two people: compatible enough to shorten the road for each other. I really want to be an effective staff person for the tour group, but I also want to be a good support person for the staff--helping where I can and giving support where it is needed. It makes a little nervous to be thrown together with someone I haven't seen in 3 years and then only knew for 10 days. Can I really do this job? I hope so. Most days I feel confident, and then other days....you know how it goes! I ask for your prayers too.

So....I pray that I don't hog the bathroom, manipulate conversations, or talk in my sleep. I hope that I remember to look for ways to may her day better, a little easier and less stressful. I think our road will be shorter if I can keep a perspective like that. And I pray that God will give us both a spirit of consideration and easy-goingness as we room together. It reminds me of going potluck in college, with a roomie you don't know. I didn't have that--I roomed with my best friend from high school all four years (by the way she is still my dearest friend, so God has blessed me richly.) But I don't have that experience to draw from.

Can I do this job? Sometimes I feel like I don't know, and that question can't be answered until I am in Korea. I do know that I am very excited to go. If you check the countdown a few posts down its only about 2 months away. I believe that in those 2 months God will better equip me. Please keep me in your prayers.
Thanks for your support,
Peg