Stu the Tent-Maker?

The email server at work is being a bit dumb so I have a little time to post things.

Soon, I hope to do MTS and then go to bible college (almost certainly SMBC). After that, I hope to go overseas as a missionary. Of course, all these plans are just that, plans. God may have a completely different plan for me, but that's my plan at the moment. If God chooses to bless me with a wife, obviously what she wants to do with the future will impact on what we will end up doing.
From previous posts you know that I am a structural engineer. Well, if I end up overseas as a missionary, I think one thing that would be really cool would be to do some engineering as well as telling people about Jesus. I could help build bridges in Africa (I watched the movie "The ghost and the darkness" and thought I could be like the main character guy - Just no man-eating lions please!)
or some other kind of engineering whilst working with the local people to proclaim Jesus.
This would be quite good in that I probably wouldn't have to be financially supported by a mission organisation. The prayer and emotional support I wouldn't be able to do without of course, but I would be able to free up funds to be able to send other people.

A friend brought to my attention recently that this idea is basically a modern day equivalent of what Paul did during his ministry. He supported himself by making tents so as to not be a burden on the churches he ministered to. Often people used to live in tents... these days they live in buildings... I would help design and build the buildings...get it? :). Maybe my sense of humour is slipping...
I reckon that sounds pretty cool.
I guess we will see what God has in store for me....!