A new Era

Today was officially my first day unemployed by Chainglink.  I think i'm currently employed by OCC, but i don't start until Sunday or Monday.  I don't know...What i do know is that i moved all of my books and office things into my new office today.  By no way are things settled...just out of boxes.

one of my goals with this new job is to try and blog each day.  I've always wanted to be a journaler, but just can't do it.  I figure if i do a blog, then people can help me continue/hold me accountable.  

the question i've been asked the most in the past week has been... "are you excited about your new job?"  I've finally decided that question being asked right now is like asking someone who is still in the hospital after giving birth to their child if they want another one.   Now, if you have asked me this question and for some freak reason your reading this, it doesn't bother me.

my answer to this question seems to catch some off guard... No, i'm not really excited about this new position right now.  i am going to miss my leaders and the students.  I will miss some people from the churches, while i won't miss others.  But i do believe that this is where God wants us.  Our prayer through this whole thing has been  "THY will be done, not ours."  So God's plan calls for us to minister to the community of Osco Community Church and it's surrounding area and I will do that to the best of my abilities.   

I still don't know what the students are like and what my new leadership team consists of or what their interests are outside of youth ministry.  I'm very much a "do life together" kind of guy and i'm interested to see how this all will play out.

God, i'm not ready, but what's next.  Let me run like a rhino.