Ohmigosh, I've never (for a while...) been so excited about a job!

So, an acquaintance suggested I look up jobs on Biola's job posting site, and I checked it today and got SUPER excited! I've barely been able to contain my joy! It's a case manager position in Bellflower to help those at risk of homelessness get stable housing! When I read the job description and qualifications, I could hardly believe it! It seemed to match both the skills I want to sharpen (ie. counseling) and my experience (liaising with different groups, working with the homeless) thus far! Like my last 6-10 years has tailor-made me for this! I don't want to presume, so I'm praying for trust and faithfulness...please pray for me, too.

I was also really excited to see that it's nearby (I might not have to move), that the church in Bellflower is quite involved (which encourages me that the kingdom is alive and active in SoCal!), AND it seems meaningful to me because it's in pursuit of justice. Woohoo! Ok, maybe I should wait and see if I get the job, and then celebrate...but it has been immensely hope-giving for the last 5-ish hours, that such jobs and contexts exist! And hope is incredibly motivating and joy-giving...and making me do a little skip and hop every now and then...

Ok, Imma gonna go to bed now. Peace out!

Must Reading!

Inspiring, needed words...

http://www.simainternational.com/faith_resources.cfm

Take a few minutes to read, "Is Giftedness a Luxury?", 4th article from the bottom, by William Hendricks. Well worth your while, might even take you for a turn...

Grateful bummer

Spokane, Washington--I might end up here!

Well, all this wondering and pondering about teaching in Oakland is over--I just received an email gently un-accepting me for this year's cohort. I have to say, it's one of the few, if only, times I'm grateful to be rejected! :) Yesterday, I pretty much reconciled myself to the fact that teaching children in the inner city in a public school might not be the best route for me in this stage of my life.

So, on to possibilities that hopefully mesh better:

~I've been recommended to L'Arche in Spokane, Washington. I should be hearing from them next week for an interview. I looked up some photos there, and it looks gorgeous! I might be back in the Pacific Northwest!
~I heard from the Kansas church that their other candidate has been delayed in interviewing, so I won't know for another month maybe if they want me! At this point, I'm cool with that, so I can think it through more...
~An acquaintance in Portland suggested her workplace, that coaches college students, to me! It sounds like almost too good to be true!

As I talk with more folk, a few things in this limbo, interim, transitional time is certain:

-->pray
-->get anchored to a church
-->pray

And of course, success inevitably follows!

What you cannot not do

"Remember, giftedness is not about what you can do, but what you were born to do, what you love to do—indeed, what you cannot not do." William Hendriks, Is Giftedness a Luxury?

Unique and unrepeatable grace

"We rejoice and give thanks for every community member, knowing that each life is a unique and unrepeatable grace."

Spied on L'Arche webpage for Seattle...worth chewing on...

How picky can you be?

When it comes to choosing a job, can I wait to feel uber-excited? If I don't feel that, does that mean I don't care? Do feelings come later?

Church Personals

Why don't we have this?

Wanted: a church that:

~strives to live out community daily (even better, though perhaps nearly impossible: if most attenders live within walking distance)
~knows what it means to be Korean-American
~reveres Scripture without worshipping it
~is holistic: believes both body and soul are good, part of God's creation, to be honored
~cares about reaching the marginalized, and does something about it
~welcomes people from all walks of life by its DNA
~hopes in the coming of Jesus while inviting the presence of the Kingdom

If you fit this description, can we meet?