Another word (besides “technoclete”) has been coined under Para Tech! Except in this case, it all took place in the dream of one of our close friends. So, in actuality, it is really her word.
The word? Re-biding! In my friend’s dream she was asking what I am doing upon leaving Guam. Apparently, I cleverly responded that I was working on “re-biding.” Biding again. Settling again. Yes, I grew up in the States, and spent months here on and off, every so often. And, it’s true that Guam is a US territory. However, there are many things that are done quite differently. Values differ. Procedures differ. Food, shopping, cultural norms, conversation, weather and dress, they all differ.
As believers, this place is not our home. As we departed Guam and walked away from so much that was familiar and as we seek to “re-bide” in the States, I remember the words that Albert E. Brumley wrote,
This world is not my home
I’m just a-passing through
My treasures are laid up
Somewhere beyond the blue
As it turns out, this friend will also be re-biding soon after decades on the island. However, since the thought already ruminated in her mind as she slept a few months back, and as “I” had such an insightful word to introduce her to, I suspect she will not be taken by surprise at how much she needs to readjust to new ways of doing things!
Rebide (verb)
\ ri-ˈbīd \ re-bode\ \ ri-ˈbōd \ or re-bided; re-biding
1 To live or dwell somewhere again.
2 (as in missionaries): To learn to live in the continental US again after a long time away.
“I will need to rebide in the continental US when I move back next month.”