Waiting For What's Best

Waiting for my plane from Madrid to Philadelphia, July 26, 2009.

My friend, Erin, and I were praying briefly this morning and her words resonated with me, "God, we know that when we wait for You, we wait for what's best for us."
Yesterday I received a call from a company in the Philadelphia area offering me a job, and today I got the letter in the mail. I start in two weeks.
This comes shortly before I hit the six month mark of unemployment, and exactly at the right time. I'll be working as a document management assistant, which means I get to scan, file and organize to my heart's content. It's a great job in a great place, and I'd love to talk more about it off the interwebs.
I'm also incredibly blessed because I already have a place to live (with family friends) and a church; a place where my spiritual foundation was built.
This is the next step in my path back to Spain. It's bittersweet, since I'll be leaving a lot of dear friends in western Pennsylvania who have become family, but I'm excited for this new phase.
Please pray for me as I make a lot of decisions in the next two weeks, move across the state and say goodbye to some of my brothers and sisters in Christ. Pray that I serve the Lord well in this new job and mission post.

Russia and Rushing

As promised, some more pictures from the Russia experience.
From the top: some team members practice for the English Camp skits.
Kasha, a traditional porridge, greeted us every morning at the camp. Its taste is somewhere between cream of wheat and oatmeal.
For the talent show, my students decided to sing the Beatles' hit, "Yesterday," as a group.
One of my students, Saymon, added levity to the class. My translator, Anya, and I became friends during the week.
And last but not least, this sign flashed up on the screen in a dark subway in Frankfurt, Germany.

God is gracious!

The rushing part of this post is the fact that while I was in Philadelphia, I was called in for two interviews. Today when I returned to Indiana, I got a letter in the mail requesting I interview in Philadelphia for yet another position. Pray for wisdom and peace as I navigate this time, and as I prepare for the road ahead in getting back to Spain.