Well, last week we had a good talk with our new supervisor, and we have accepted the new positions on 2 different teams. (We'll still be living and working out of Cheney, WA, so no changes there!)
Jeanette is now on the 'Events' team, tasked to come up with new events and new ways to do events. She is very gifted at organization and planning, so this is a very good fit for her. And, apparently, she doesn't have to deal with her nemesis (inputting information into the Raiser's Edge database) anymore so she's very happy about that!
I will be working with a different team that is more technically oriented, and we'll be looking at incorporating technology into the events and looking at ways to reach/inspire more people to become involved with Bible translation. I will also still be working with 'professional sourcing', which is helping attract people skilled with information technology, administrative, and other professional skills that can be used as part of the Bible translation team.
We also received approval to proceed with our current commitments of Perspectives (coordinators for Spokane Perspectives 2012) and the Mission Catalyst conference in November of this year. (I am the exhibits coordinator for Mission Catalyst this year.)
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Changes...
Our daughter Beth is returning today from her 3-week trip to Guatemala, the land where she grew up. This is her second time back, and this time she volunteered with a Helps, Int'l medical team to do translation. They went out to the village of Uspantan, in the Quiche district. According to her Facebook posts, she had a fun and fulfilling time. I can't wait to hear the stories!!!
We were notified last week that our jobs with Wycliffe are changing. Jeanette and I are to be working with 2 different recruit 'sourcing' teams, and it sounds like we'll be working more on a national level and less on a local level. So we're not sure how long we can continue with all the good things we've started in Spokane, including Wycliffe dessert nights, personal recruiting at Moody and other schools in the area, local missions conferences, and the Perspectives (Missions) course that we have coordinated since 2009. Things are still developing, so as soon as we know more I'll post it here.
We have asked our supervisors if it's possible that we could work together instead of being involved in 2 separate teams, and we'll see what they say. God is in charge, and we're very thankful for our other team members.
We've worked a bit on the planning for our housing addition and made some progress in that department. Right now we have a layout staked out on our virtual lawn (no grass yet), and it's kind of fun visualizing how everything fits together. You just can't get a very good feel from looking at a piece of paper with lines on it, so this has really helped. Our goal is to get some more space for an office for Jeanette, who currently does all her work on the dining room table. Also, we'd like to have some more space for people to come and visit, and stay over. :)
If you'd like to know more about our plans and the job changes, just let me know!
Blessings,
Chris.
We were notified last week that our jobs with Wycliffe are changing. Jeanette and I are to be working with 2 different recruit 'sourcing' teams, and it sounds like we'll be working more on a national level and less on a local level. So we're not sure how long we can continue with all the good things we've started in Spokane, including Wycliffe dessert nights, personal recruiting at Moody and other schools in the area, local missions conferences, and the Perspectives (Missions) course that we have coordinated since 2009. Things are still developing, so as soon as we know more I'll post it here.
We have asked our supervisors if it's possible that we could work together instead of being involved in 2 separate teams, and we'll see what they say. God is in charge, and we're very thankful for our other team members.
We've worked a bit on the planning for our housing addition and made some progress in that department. Right now we have a layout staked out on our virtual lawn (no grass yet), and it's kind of fun visualizing how everything fits together. You just can't get a very good feel from looking at a piece of paper with lines on it, so this has really helped. Our goal is to get some more space for an office for Jeanette, who currently does all her work on the dining room table. Also, we'd like to have some more space for people to come and visit, and stay over. :)
If you'd like to know more about our plans and the job changes, just let me know!
Blessings,
Chris.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
We will not be taking our usual trip to Canada to recruit at CanIL (Canada Institute of Linguistics) this year, and instead will be staying home to work on various recruiting and home projects. Our daughter, Beth, is currently in Guatemala helping with interpreting for a medical mission that will be doing surgeries in Uspantan. She loves to get back to the place where she grew up (we left when she was 13 years old), and she loves to use her nursing skills. Please pray for her safety and that she would make wise decisions while she is far away from home. In the meantime, we'll be taking care of her critters, including 2 horses, 2 dogs, and 1 cat!
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