My last week in Guatemala the Lord showed me that he had my life planned out in a different way than I had expected. Oh the fun you can have following Christ!
Monday of my last week in Guatemala I shared with my boss and social worker at CB about my plan to work at the Christian Academy of Guatemala. Both of them smiled and congratulated me, until I told them I would need to continue raising support for the position. They encouraged me not to accept the position, but to apply for a position at a private school in the city. They informed me that I would receive some type of salary for doing the same job.
One of my contacts in Antigua had been asking me for a month to give him my resume, so his sister-in-law could get me a teaching job in the city. Monday afternoon I e-mailed him my resume.
Tuesday afternoon as I was leading an American team to Wal-mart I got a phone call from a school asking me to come in for an interview the following day. Sadly I couldn't even understand the school's name, but I was smart enough to ask her to e-mail me information about the school.
Wednesday I went to the school and had an interview with the principal, the science department head, and the two grade level department chairs. I knew nothing about this school when I walked in its doors, but I learned a lot about the school during my 2 hour interview. I left the school with a job offer to be the English speaking full-time sub. That means I will substitute teach any of the English speaking classes (Language Arts and Science) whenever a teacher isn't able to teach. I would be at the school Monday-Friday. The school pays well for Guatemala, but it isn't an amount worth exchanging into dollars.
Friday I was leading the gringos on their trip to Antigua, when I got a call from the principal. He informed me he needed me to teach the 5th graders science, because their part-time person wasn't able to do it any longer. He asked me if I would be ok with merging the full-time substitute position and the part-time science position. The way I saw it is that I would either be subbing the 5th grade science classes everyday or I could ease the principals mind by saying I would teach the class. I accepted the position while rounding up my team of 47 Americans. :) Then we headed for the bus to return to the city.
Friday night I met the Eternal team at a hotel in the city, and flew back to the States Saturday. This is my story of how you just never know what God has up his sleeve.
Needed Prayers for...
~Having a girl that is aging out of orphan care August 14th move in with me.
~Life changes: need a an apartment, need a car
~Beginning Permanent Residency Paperwork
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