Thinking About Going Home

It’s been decided. I finally bought the ticket for Indonesia. January 16th will be the day that I will leave the country that I already considered home. It is not going to be easy, I think, to go back home after so many years living in another part of the world that has a different living culture from Jakarta. It is an exciting moment but would also be a sad day for me.

I have been saying goodbye lately in all my sermons. Somehow I think that I can make it easier for me if I prepare myself before the time comes by saying it out loud. But, every time I have a moment for myself, I become emotional of the thought of leaving this cold country – for instance this post is written on a train on my way back to Arnhem.

It has been an unforgettable experience, a humbling life lesson, and an amazing era in my life. A journey comes to an end, and another begins.

The most difficult part is to say goodbye to the people who have been supporting me all these years. I don’t like goodbyes, but apparently that is how life goes. I am saying goodbye to say hello to a new beginning.

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