Hey friends!  So here’s the latest:  Surprise, Sarah and I are sick again!! Hopefully nothin’ more than a really bad cold, that I caught from the residents at the home I work at, and lovingly passed on to Sarah.  Speaking of the residents, working at that home has been incredible, but also very stretching.  I’ve done more things this past week that I never would’ve thought.  Anywhere from making “tater tot casserole” from scratch for like 20 people, to putting on rubber gloves and helping several of the men with their showers.  Altogether I’m really glad to have done this though.  I’ve grown attached to each of them a lot sooner than I would have thought.  It’s going to be tough when/if I stop working there, but I will definitely keep involved there.  I want to just volunteer there, and be friends with the guys.  Right now I’m an employee, and the boss doesn’t like employees who pretend their real friends, cause usually when they quit, they dump ’em.  I hope I can be a positive example of someone who actually does this cause they love those people.

So yeah, update:  Tomorrow morning I meet with the radio stations manager, they want to make me an offer to be one of their sales-reps.  This could be fun, and it might pay well too..which would be nice, moving towards tax season.  I’m also meeting with a local Naz. Pastor later tomorrow to talk about different things going on in their church.  It’s a great church we visited last Sunday, that I’m actually preaching at this Sunday morning and night.  God definitely had his timing worked out there.  I’ve also contacted the DS for IL, and have proposed a “combined” youth group with several of the smaller Naz. churches here in the Decatur area…and am working on an official proposal to give the pastors here.  Please continue to pray for us, as we seek where God would have us doing His work.:)   Sarah’s doing well, and is signed up to substitute….only one call so far, and she was too sick to work that day.  Things are going well though, and her sister is about to pop out a baby in Terre Haute, IN…so it’ll be nice for her to have the freedom to check it all out.

Anyways, God and I are doing well.  He’s been showing me a lot of things through these residents.  Teaching me wordless things about love, patience, heart, friendship, needs, and many more.  To anyone who would ever get a chance, I’d recommend it, even if only for a day…but hopefully longer.  I hope and pray these relationships can continue to form, and God can use me in the lives of these men.:)  Anyways, I’m tired for now….and gotta big day tomorrow!  God bless, and AMEN…:)