A Beginning and an End...

The morning of the day we left North Carolina.  {SIGH...}

Today, Marsha completed her first week of working part time for Circle Health Partners, Inc.  It started out a bit hectic, but as the week progressed, so did her experience.  She's beginning to feel much more confident than at the beginning of the week.  After not working for so long, it has taken a little bit to get use to just working and scheduling things at non-work times.  She couldn't ask for a better situation for her job.  She's also finding the people that she works with to be so friendly and willing to help her when needed.  It's very interesting.  God has certainly provided in a big way so that she's able to work from home.


Battle Creek Trips Come to an End....for now

These are the students that were able to get jobs!  :-)

This is his class.

Keith finished up his job as facilitator at Davenport University, Battle Creek today.  Yesterday, was the final day of the full class.  To celebrate the final day, they had a potluck lunch.  Some of the food that was brought in was ribs and fried chicken, homemade macaroni and cheese, cheesy potatoes, homemade spaghetti, salad, cheesecake and brownies.  They even reminded him to bring Marsha a plate of food home.  It was delicious!  The class also wrote Keith some cards of thanks which were very sweet.  All in all, they felt very blessed to have this opportunity to better themselves through this class.  Many learned much about themselves and also valuable skills to take into the workplace.  Our prayer for them is that they all succeed in finding a job, and that their eyes were also opened to see that Keith does really care for them.

Keith also learned a lot through this experience.  He grew in many areas in his personal life as well as his professional life.  His eyes were opened as he was out of his Christian school realm and into the secular world.  (Remember the book, "Out of the Salt Shaker and into the World"???)  He also wishes each of his students the very best with the second 6-week phase of this Academy they are taking and hopes they are able to be successful with their job search.

We thank you so very much for all your prayers for Keith during this past six weeks.  He knew people were praying.  All those early morning trips to Battle Creek, the Lord also kept him safe coming and going.  It is said there are many accidents during the early morning hours.  We're so thankful the Lord kept him safe.

What's Next?

What is next???  That's a great question.  For now, Keith plans to apply for subbing jobs. Please pray for Keith as he pursues employment, whatever the Lord would have for him.

He has a meeting next week with the Davenport University supervisors.  At the present time, this class of students has a second phase to take before it ends in December.  They are going to have a "graduation" ceremony in December.  If there is another Academy like this, it would not start until January.

For now, we just keep praying for the Lord to provide a job; the right job for Keith, all in His time.  When there is nothing in sight, sometimes it's hard to look ahead.  He's provided thus far, which He has promised to do so.  We just need to keep our eyes on Him.

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think,

according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church

and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

Ephesians 3:20-21