As some of you might know, one of my new year resolutions for 2012 is to go for SOT, which stands for School of Theology. I'm still waiting for the results of my application but I'm quite confident that this year is the year of breakthroughs for me...
The story of how I got to this point is filled with many many ups and downs. This is actually my third time applying and hopefully I'll be third time blessed! This first time I applied was when I just graduated from NUS. Thinking that my parents would help me cover the cost (a childish thought I must say), I applied. However, my zone pastor knew better of course and she felt that I shouldn't just go to SOT for the sake of it and that I should go at a time when I would be able to make the most out of it. Another factor was the school fees which I could not afford. Hence, I did not go that year but instead, I got a wonderful blessing in the form of employment with PA.
When the next year came, I was rather halfhearted in my second attempt. There were many factors that came to my mind. One of this was that I was having quite a stressful time at work and was wondering if I was actually using SOT as an escape clause. Nonetheless I applied. To my surprise, my ZS actually agreed on my application but only on the condition that my parents would allow me to. My parents, however, were apprehensive as they felt that I should stay in my first job for at least a year or I would get a black mark! It turns out this was somewhat true. So there I was, caught in 2 minds about what to do. After much consideration, I decided to go for SOT! however, I was pretty short of cash as usual and was hoping to wait till my bonus came before confirming. This meant that I was to miss the preparatory course held 2 weeks before the start of SOT.
Much to my dismay, things didn't really turn out well at work and I ended up deciding to leave way before the bonus came. This was at the period where the prep course had already started. Knowing what had happened, my parents were a little upset and the virus of indecision came to bug me again. I was told my SOT tag had already been printed. Nonetheless, I didn't really have the funds to go and was still rather immature about the whole thing. In the end, I didn't go and ended up being jobless for the next 3 months.
In the middle of the year, I was very excited to hear that I was selected as a teacher to be based in China. To double my excitement, I learnt that another school was interested in signing me up to teach in either Burma or Vietnam. Wow, caught in indecision again. Both jobs seemed well suited but taking both would mean that I would forgo my dream of going to SOT one day.
I ended up choosing the China job. During one of the weekends after I made my decision, I attended a farewell gathering for an ex-SOT student. While there, I noticed a friend who was very sensitive to the Holy Spirit and who had the gift of prophesy in him. I told him of my disappointments this year and he prophesied to me that next year, 2012, would be the year which I would attend SOT..........
Part 2 to follow!
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