So now we are in May, and we are looking to relocate for work. Maybe we will stay here in Lucknow, or move to South India. Personally, my entire family is leaning towards going south. The areas are cleaner, people are more literate, jobs are more comfortable, and they pay more. The roads are better.
The food is amazing all over India. But, Kingdom Halls are everywhere in the South. In the Northern regions, there are fewer English congregations. Depending on the region very few Hindi congregations as well.
In our hunt for a job, Yogita was able to find two jobs that came with housing for the entire family! We had the interviews they went really well. An offer is to come on Monday. Then we felt we needed to look closer at the exact location. To our dismay, we found that there are no kingdom halls in that region. The nearest one is in a language we do not know. Yogita can not translate for us. I felt a feeling of worry. Without this, there is no way we can go there. It could cause us to become far from Jehovah. This is scary. It means that without regular meetings, field service activity would take a major hit. Yogi and the boys would not be able to pioneer. Many who have left Jehovah have truly missed out on the fellowship we get from attending meetings, field service, and parties with fellow brothers, which builds faith. This is a part of rooting ourselves in the truth. If we went there, we would be isolated and end up spending time with others who do not share our beliefs. Actually, this danger is everywhere, even within the congregation. But in that location Gujrat there are no congregations we could join. Bad association waits at the door!
So today I will send a message stating we can not take their offer as the location is too remote. We have no kingdom halls in that area. My old personality I would have jumped for joy! Now! It frightens me!
We are by no means out of woods so to say we are still in this system of things. George and Jeyo will enter the work force so this will be a new challenge for them.
Some things I like about the second offer and the location Chennai is that is it costal region so great seafood beautiful beaches. Here in Lucknow seafood well there isn't much variety and it will not be very fresh. Seeing the ocean is something we have all enjoyed in South Korea. Also there is a large number of Koreans living and working in Chennai as many South Korea companies are located there.
Looking forward to the interview tomorrow as it will help see what challenges we will face there.
/tata
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