It is exactly 1 week before we fly out from Dubai for good! Reality still hasn’t sunk in yet, maybe because we are still working and packing and carrying on with lives till the very last day. God has been very good to us, though we already knew in our hearts that He wants us home, He has continued confirming this to us on a daily basis. In the past few weeks, we’ve experienced God’s favour upon us in every single task that we had to do before leaving!
So now our apartment looks almost bare, as bare as when we had moved in. God is so good, He made it possible for us to sell ALL the furniture we had in our apartment, even our bed!

Current apartment condition

All to be sent through air freight

ALL furniture sold!
God also arranged for door-to-door cargo service that is within our claimable budget via air freight. We can send most of stuff home without having to lug so much on our actual flight day as it would be very taxing on Ken since I am pregnant and will not be able to carry much.
He has blessed us with a kind landlord who allowed earlier termination of our tenancy contract without any penalty!
Since we had sold our car at the beginning of summer, we had no car to use for the summer. Through friendships and a good church community, friends have lent us their cars throughout summer while they were away on holidays.
My doctor has approved my condition to fly home on our last appointment. Woo hoo! We also managed to enjoy some good Ramadhan sales for baby stuff since we have some space from our cargo service.
All administration matters i.e. visa cancellation, bank closures etc have been completed on time.
The list is endless, but these are the major tasks that we have ticked off! Big smile on our faces, we are enjoying our last and final week in Dubai! We will definitely miss our friends and Gateway church here, but we are ready to embrace the new phase God has prepared for us back home.