So the 30 Hour Famine went really well =) We had about 80 people sign up to fast and among them, in cash we raised about $1050 -but this does not include the tally of people who decided to donate a meal from their meal plan. I think at least 150 people donated a meal for about $5, so once that's calculated we'll know how much we really raised =) Plus, the government is currently doubling any money that is raised, so this will count as twice as much. I'm really excited about how many people participated and about the chance to have an event that non-Christians felt they could be a part of and about the amount of money raised. I pray that God is glorified and that he can use this to bless people. We had a really nice meal to break our fast which about 30 people came to and a philosophy professor spoke on fasting and religion and it was really interesting and well said. We had plenty of food left over though so we decided to give it to the local soup kitchen run by the Episcopal church. I was glad about that too, because that helped some people in the area who were hungry. Overall, very encouraging =)
In other news, I have accepted a job as a preschool teacher at a Lansdale preschool. Eventually I will be trained to move into an assistant directorship position. I met my boss and my kids and I really like them. Praise God that I finally have a plan. I pray I am in his will and that he can use me, and that he continues to guide me in my future choices, because I don't think I'll do this job forever. It is nice to finally have a set plan, because now I can contemplate what my life for the next few years will look like. I'll be living at home, which I'm excited about because I can spend time with Kimmy for her last 2 years of High School and go to her marching band competions and take her to church and have Bible study and be a real part of her life again. And I'm extremely excited about the chance to develope a routine. I know that sounds weird, but the haphazardness of college makes everything harder and more stressful. In college, you move to a new place every year with different people, every semester is different, and within semesters you have breaks where you go home for a bit, and nothing is consistant. Even on a weekly basis, every day is a different set of classes and depending on what work you have to do that day, or what extra lectures or movies your professors have scheduled, your day looks different. Especially while running psych experiments, I'm at the mercy of when participants are available to run my experiment, so I may have to be at my office every 45 minutes, because that's when people can come, and it chops my whole day up. I never have a consistant meal time. So it will be nice to know that I will get up a certain time everyday, and come home about the same time ever day, and have weekends off, and no homework and I can work on habits that I've neglected in my hectic inconsistant college life. I can exersize and have a consistant Bible study/prayer time. I really look forward to that. So that's the update friends -I'll let you know more about the job in time, and as I experience it. Pray that God prepares me so that I can do my job well, and that he can use me for his glory and to fulfill his will. Cheers.
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