More than a road trip

This weekend I am excited to hangout with some friends and family in Shaker Heights, OH.
I am excited to get out of Mount Pleasant more than 40 miles, out of Michigan even.
I'm looking forward to a great road trip and an adventurous weekend.

Along with that, Kassie and I have the opportunity to visit a church in Painesville, OH, called Crossway Christian Church.
This part of the trip is very exciting to me. You might be wondering "Why would you be so excited about a random church in Ohio? Is it a large church? Is the pastor famous? Is the David Crowder Band going to be playing there?"

Those are all valid questions; let me explain. First of all, it is not a large church, I don't think the pastor is famous, and the David Crowder Band won't be playing there this weekend as far as I know.

It all started in the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth (or maybe even before that), but let me skip ahead to last Saturday. I was doing some online searching for worship leader positions, and I came across a church in Ohio. It looked like I church I might fit well with, so I emailed the contact person with my resume.

He responded within a few hours with an encouraging message but also a warning that they are not able to provide a full salary, and we would need other jobs to support ourselves.

I let him know that I would be willing to do that if this is what God wants. Also, Kassie made the suggestion that we could visit their church this coming weekend when I mentioned that it isn't too far from Shaker Heights, so I let him know about that possibility and told hiim I would call on Monday.

Kassie and I were immediately excited about the prospect of ministering at this church, for whatever reason, even though it is in Ohio, a State neither of us had ever really thought of moving to and even though it wouldn't provide a living wage.
During Sunday and Monday, we both talked and prayed about it together and individually. I talked with Michael Rice(from the church-elder or pastor) that night and grew more and more excited as the conversation went on and we talked about what they are doing with missions, possibilities for ministry among the population of Painesville, etc.

I think both Michael and I left the conversation thinking it would be a great match for Kassie and I to minister there. He did not say as much, although he did express his excitement at several points throughout the conversation.

Kassie and I have continued to be excited about it. I think that God has had his hand on this and that it is the right thing. We are going to be meeting with Michael on Sunday after the service, and hopefully can get things moving forward from there. Nothing is official yet, but we would appreciate your prayers especially for the meeting on Sunday and whether this is what God wants for us.

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Up in the Air

I am still working toward finding a worship leader position. I haven't sent out much to churches yet. I have sent resumes to a couple churches though. We'll see if anything comes of that. God opened me up to the possibility of moving anytime, whereas before we had planned on staying in Mount Pleasant until the end of the school year.

I don't know what's going to happen.

On the other side of things, I got another job here. It's just a temporary thing, though. I am going to be working at Pathway Christian Books in Midland for the month of November, filling in for somebody who had a family emergency. It should be a good experience and will provide a little more income. It could turn into something more than just the temporary position. We'll see.

I also had an interview with Staples that seemed to go well. They said they would be making calls soon for a second interview.

So, that's kind of an update on the whole job thing. Thanks for all of your prayers and support.