Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Wednesday, June 02, 2010
So today was the first full day at Project with the disciples. We got up this morning and went to one of our host churches for a meeting about finding jobs in the community. The staff guys just gave us some pointers on how to approach hiring managers and where to look for jobs. We left the church around 10:00am. My group was assigned to begin looking in Destin. We went to a lot of places. Many places said they weren’t hiring, needed people for night shifts, they have already finished hiring for the summer, or for us to apply online. We just picked up as many applications as we could, no matter how many people they were willing to hire. We ended up splitting up two and two and it actually worked better that way. We had a great lead at a beachfront restaurant in Destin. Someone told our Team Leader that they would hire at least 3 and maybe a couple more. We filled out the applications and waited to speak with her and then she told us maybe she’d hire 1 of us for the day shift. It was kind of disappointing but God is slowly beginning to open doors. I took Laura to Panera and we sat there for 3 hours on our computers applying online to stores such as Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Ross, Stein Mart, and Pizza Hut. We turned in applications to Rue 21 and we are going tomorrow to a Motel 6. This motel is in great need for housekeeping. I am praying that the Lord will provide a job as humbling as housekeeping. My mom would have a hard time believing that I actually want to clean motel and hotel rooms. I don’t mind cleaning and what a great opportunity to minister to the other cleaning ladies. Another girl group is going with us tomorrow so if we don’t get the job, we will attempt other hotels and hit restaurants and stores we missed.
Today was such a crazy day. We didn’t stop the job hunt until 7:00pm. We spent nearly 9 hours looking for jobs! But I think we did pretty well for our first day. We have to make sure that we don’t get discouraged; it’s only day one! I know that the Lord will provide. God sent His own Son who knew no sin to become sin so that we could be reconciled to Him (2 Corinthians 5). If God loves me that much to send His own Son to die, I know and believe with every fiber of my being that He has jobs for us. He may wait until the last minute to reveal them to us but in the mean time, our trust and faith in Him will grow stronger. I keep thinking about how Jesus came to this earth not to be served but to serve. I am looking forward to working in a place that I can serve the residents and tourists of Destin.
Please be praying for job openings for my D group along with the rest of Project.
Stay tuned and remain in Him.
In Christ,
Christine ><>