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I have been searching and searching but haven’t had any luck at all these past few weeks. But now a door has opened at Brookwood Church. It is a creative type position. Basically I would be one of three on a team of people that kind of guide the videos and interactive things involved in the Children’s ministry. It has been quite some time since I have done these sort of things. I was in Cougar Vision when I was a junior and senior in High School and haven’t really done the stuff since that time. Basically I don’t want to do any ministry half heartedly or anything for that matter. and its just not in my personality to do otherwise. Now I must decide if Kristen and wife are supposed to be involved in this Children’s ministry.   I have always struggled with this and this might be the opportunity to get me involved in this and then again it may not. Never the less its very exciting. I will also give you guys some advice. I learned this week that sometimes your abilities and gifts are recognized by those around you. God calls us to encourage people. Make it an active effort to express the fact that people are doing a good job. But don’t lie at the same time be truthful and positive in your comments.Also please don’t take this opportunity to flood my post with comments. But if you think this is an opportunity that you think I would be great for in children’s ministry I ask that you pray to God and ask Him to encourage me this week. I have an opportunity to pray over this next week and then meet again with the guy that I would report to. So please do this very small favor for me. Love you guys so much for reading and keeping you in my prayers. I love you guys.out 

the charter thing didn’t work out they found someone else. Let me just tell you that this job search is probably the worst thing I’ve ever been through in my entire life including the three years of wearing a patch on my eye. But interestingly enough a new job opportunity presented itself today. We ate lunch with the Children’s Pastor at Brookwood Church. He said he was having a difficult finding a person for this job that he had. He wanted someone:young-checkpreferably a guy-checkcould be in front of people-checkkinda techy-almost check He is looking for sort of a creative guy and someone to do videos and stuff. Unfortunately the last time I did something with that was in high school so the technology is so much more advanced now. But it could be an opportunity and it is full time as far as we know so maybe this is it…. Maybe this is my chance to start in the ministry. As Always God Only Knows!!!  out 

 thought I would show you this video as it is very special to me and for those of you that are new to the blog it will be of interest to you I imagine. 

Last Night Josh and some students from Brookwood went to serve dinner to some homeless people in downtown Greenville. It was pretty awesome to see kids get stretched and pulled away from their comfort zone. We gave them food, clothes, a service with a skit performed by some college folks from some university around town and just hung out with them. Its always interesting to see that the same things we struggle with:family, friends, worries are universal. But we got to go home to our very warm house with our very warm blankets and very full fridge. It is and always will be an awesome and humbling experience. And how should you end a night like that you ask: Chinese BuffetThen the night got very funny. First Josh thought he would play this game that is very popular in Taiwan called “Leave your lights on your truck even though someone tells you that you left them on and hope your truck battery dies” and He won!!! So we tried to jump his car off and although unsuccessful we were rejuvenated by the sheer hope of chinese food. We had to make it in before they closed. 5 minute drive time (or so I was told) we left 9:40 got there at 9:47 and when we walked inside instead of finding the normally delicious smells of sesame chicken, lo mein noodles, and egg rolls we found the grotesque picture of them cleaning up the buffet!!!We were shocked and dismayed but after some careful thought and reassuring from the people at the buffet we decided to eat anyway. There wasn’t much left on the buffet but they said they would cook whatever we wanted. I’m pretty sure they wanted to kill us and probably spit in our food multiple times but honestly it was the best chinese food I have ever imagined placing in my mouth. Great night!!! out 

Well I haven’t written a blog in sometime and basically its because I am sort of in a major transition in my life right now. After praying and seeking God for 5 straight days with everything I had I knew that He wanted me to just pack up and move to SC. I got advice, I got counsel, I got scared, I got hopeful and all of these emotions balled into one mass that spilled over when I arrived in Greenville. I have never had a more beautiful moment in my life than having God say “J.C. you’re here, time to start over” No job is the main thing for me… for those of you that no me this is absolutely nothing like me. My ducks are always in a row and while I am spontaneous I would never do something as risky as this. I still don’t have a job and my car broke down after I finally got to where I am staying so needless to say it hasn’t been necessarily earth shattering blessing. But the small things are rocking my world. 

•  I can see Kristen everyday!!!(if I could fill this entire page with ! it wouldn’t come close to how I feel about this.)
• I get to be a part of student ministry again (again no amount of ! can express how I feel)
• I got to do the game at Brookwood Church which I haven’t been in front of students for probably 5 or 6 months! It was awesome.
• I know that God is preparing me for something and I can’t wait to see what it actually is.

Well I would daresay that some of you today will be voting. I only would tell you a few things. 

1.  Don’t vote if you aren’t educated about the candidates… the percentage of people that don’t vote around 20-48% depending on which resources you listen to, pales in comparison to those that don’t make an educated decision 60-85% again depending on whom you listen.
2. I am including a link to a website that will show you a few of the stances that these candidates have  

2decide.comSo as someone who takes this issue very seriously for multiple reasons please get educated about the candidates and don’t use your lack of knowledge of the candidates as a reason not to vote. Take some time to learn about where they stand and make an educated decision… out 

So my interview went well with Aerotek and they actually asked me alot of questions about something I knew alot about: UPS…interestingly enough they hire for UPS Freight, which is a division of UPS and not necessarily my division but still under the umbrella.

 But anyway the job is as a recruiter for a privately held staffing company. Sounded pretty good but honestly just doesn’t make my tongue drip with urging. But again when I say this realize that interviews aren’t all they are cracked up to be and also that the job search is about finding the job that God wants me to have for me and my family.

 While I was here however, I got in touch with some people and had some other interviews set up. Synnex corporation and Jackson Dawson Marketing. Synnex would be more of an inside sales position. While Jackson Dawson Marketing or JDSouth as they call themselves is “a marketing firm” I got those interviews literally today and they said that they wanted to talk to me tomorrow, Thursday January 17th!! Man I am pumped.

One problem…there is now about 2 inches of snow outside of Josh and Renae Bradley’s house where I am currently staying and most of the schools in mid to upper SC are closed.

If you read this tomorrow or today on Thursday January 17th immediately I am asking you to drop everything that you are doing and pray that God works our a miracle. Please I was so pumped and am now extremely confused. Either way God is working, please pray.

John 1:50

Please read around this passage…this is what I read this on Monday of this week!!

anyways I’ll keep everyone updated.

Tomorrow I travel to SC for some time with Kristen and for sure an interview on Tuesday with Aerotek. I just want the job that God has for me and maybe something else will happen and I’ll have another interview next week, you never know how God is working…so I am just asking that you pray that I would hear God speaking and that I would know if this job is the one for me or do I go back to waiting and praying some more. Please, Please, Please, pray.

 God is working maybe its time maybe its not but I want to know for sure what He wants me to do.

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I’m so glad you asked…. The interview went pretty well. They asked me for another interview for next week when I go to Greenville, SC. Please pray that I would know what God’s will is.  I would be a recruiter that would move into sales. It would eventually give me a chance to move into the area that I got a degree in so that is good. It is longer hours and since I am used to making production I am not used to wanting to work long hours plus you just don’t want to have to work for a long time… But this is a real opportunity with benefits and decent pay. So pray that God’s will would be done.  continue to pray PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE out 

well here are a few things:work has been ridiculous, supervisors might get fired for some mistakes that were made.Word to the Wise-if your boss asks you to do something you might want to do it, im just sayin. Grizzlies actually looked good last night with Conley in the line-up. But if you have any kind of fantasy team play any Celtic that you can. Even if you still have a fantasy football team. Find a way to put Garnett in at WR or something. Memphis plays Siena tonight and UNC played Kent State both soft teams which one do you think is on TV? There has been talk of Memphis going undefeated alot by ESPN surprisingly considering they hate Memphis but really not that much by local media I wonder if they are trying not to jinx us…huh also the job search is making a little progress i think. I actually found some jobs and applied today and have an email pending to the HR lady in the Greeville Region for UPS. Please pray that God’s will be done and that I find a job soon! Anyway keep me in your prayers and watch the tigers dominate on cstv if you have it.