Finally, I am assigned here in the D.R. Congo. I have been preparing myself for this in my whole life. An assignment to serve for world peace, to be deployed into a foreign land with foreign language, foreign cultures and definitely also foreign people. No matter how I prepared myself still now, I felt unprepared.

Long hours, I spent in front of my MacBook trying to get vast of information as my eyes can stand to open – all about DRC. As I will be spending days and months ahead, still the questions popping inside my head and worries flooded the heart.

This is part of the world is where I am now

In addition, the only answer I got for myself is: “a duty is a duty”. The love I got for my country and the picture of doing greater good for other people in a foreign land – occupies my head. How I will dedicate myself to world peace, to help in creating a better place for humanity and also towards serving my country?.

Getting ready to serve in the name of world peace

Keeping up the pride for family & country

I knew exactly what I would be facing when taking-up mission assignment in such post-conflict environment, working long hours, difficult situations, loneliness that bites to the bones, languages & communication barrier problem, feeling a bit awkward in a strange place with people of whom I do not even know. It has been apparent tome that the local culinary expose would be a problem. However, all this will be a piece of cake, compared to the job satisfactions I might have achieved. I realize I am doing this for the good sake of humanity, for the world, for my country, for my family other than for myself.

Learning the news in such short notice, I learned that I’ve got too short to get prepared. One thing was apparent to be emotionally heavy: to leave home country, groups of friends I’ve been working with, and the toughest – leaving behind the beloved family. No one is free from problems, and definitely I am no exception. However, I have got to be ready and so does the people around me. I’ve made sure everybody around was well notified and made understood towards the updates of this assignment, and to ensure them that what I am doing (for taking-up this assignment) is the best for everyone and myself.

Every human being was born to complete a mission/assignment. With this, mine is making the world a better place all of us. With strong beliefs that in the big picture, I was born to become a figure, which part of exposure is to contribute making a peaceful world for humanity.

All those long hours, surely becomes relatively short and bearable, those foreign faces will soon be my good friends, the danger that lurks will vanish in thin air, knowing that my presence in the mission is solely doing greater good (an no sense of evil at all). All of the dedication will be for the sake and pride of the family back home, of whom I dearly missed, the friends left awaiting news at home front, and the sweet land of home country for which I longed for.

The foreign faces once were, are now my friendly neighbor

This passage once so unknown, now is daily routes and greeting the commuter with smile

The meals I was once smirked when offered, now is the favorite of the feast

The team once was shy, now is the best player-mate and winning team

They used to be silent once met, now is my close buddies

I remember vividly that on the day I had decided joining the Military Academy, was exactly the day I surrender myself, submitted to exposure of rigorous tough life, severe lonesome and maybe risk of death. Nevertheless, it was a decision worth going after resulting satisfactions, happiness, knowledge, friendship and honor with the fact that I serve my country and for humanity.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, and today is a gift… that’s why it is called: PRESENT – therefore enjoy your life and never regret a single bit of what you’ve decided!”

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