Edwin and I have been praying about what the Lord would have us do during this waiting time, especially in regards to Edwin's employment. We are very thankful that Edwin has been able to work with my Daddy on various handyman projects. Edwin's last training and the cost of the final Instrument rating check-ride depleted our resources. We will be needing to buy three plane tickets this fall and have been praying that the Lord would provide. Well the Lord has provided in a most providential way! Here's the story:
The Dunlap Seventh-Day Adventist Church had VBS last week. It was a huge success with wonderful support and participation from the members. Shari McKeown wonderfully told the Bible story each day. Tuesday, Mrs. Shari had been asked to have the closing prayer for the program. Instead of being in the sanctuary, ready to close in prayer, the Lord had Mrs. Shari in a position to be able to hear the church phone ringing. She dismissed the ringing phone, planning to let the answering machine get it, but she was strongly impressed to answer it, herself, right then. So she did.
From what Mrs. Shari told me, the conversation went something like this:
"Dunlap Seventh-Day Adventist Church, may I help you?"
"Hello, I am wondering if you have a job board there. I have a job in Dunlap I am needing someone for. If I post this and people in the Chattanooga area respond, the applicants will not want to drive the distance to Dunlap."
Mrs. Shari was confused at first, and asked her, "You know this in the Dunlap Adventist Church, right?"
“Oh yes. I go to the Collegedale Community Church (also an SDA church), and thought that the Dunlap Church may be able to help me contact a local person who needs work."
The Lady proceeded to tell Mrs. Shari the details about the position that she needed to have filled. Mrs. Shari took the information.
"I do actually have someone in mind." Said Mrs. Shari, "But he is an RN. Is it ok if he is over qualified?"
"That would be fine, we would be getting the better end of the deal!"
After the closing program (where someone had to volunteer to have closing prayer), I came out to the hallway were Mrs. Shari was excitedly telling my Mommy about the phone conversation. "I am just so excited that this job might be perfect for Edwin. I told the lady that Edwin and his family are planning to go to Guyana in a few months, but she was ok with that. They need someone right away!"
Mrs. Shari gave us a slip of paper where she had written contact info and details. Later that day Mommy and I noticed the facility where the position is, across from Wal-Mart. We could hardly wait until Daddy and Edwin came home from their job that evening, so we could tell them about the job opportunity.
The next morning (Wednesday), before breakfast, Edwin called and talked to the lady and set up an appointment to have a tour of the laboratory in Chattanooga that very afternoon.
Edwin started work Friday morning, and will be working about 30 hours a week. The pay isn't what he would be getting as a nurse, but the commute is only 15 min, he can start now, it's consistent, Sabbath isn't a problem, and they are ok with us leaving in the fall!
Praise the Lord for providing for us in such a providential way!
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