One Week Down, One to Go

I've been back from the conference for a week now, and I have one more week to wait before I should receive a definite answer on whether or not I will be sent out and, if so, where.

I've debated about this, but I think I am ready to share my job choices. Our objective through the week was to research and find two or three job openings that we felt might be a good match for us. To help us in this search, we had access to job listing binders, books, and representatives from each region of the world. In some cases, those reps also provided us either email or phone communication with people on the field. By the end of the week, I found two jobs to list on my form.

The first job is working with Operation GO (Gospel Outreach) in Mexico. The goal of this team is to get the gospel in every home where they work. To accomplish this, volunteer teams are brought in from churches in the states who can go door to door delivering the gospel. The job that needs filled is a person who will coordinate/facilitate every aspect of the team trips and to communicate with Mexican Baptists for follow-up. Since there is typically a new team arriving every three weeks, I would probably be at some phase in the process with around 8 teams at any given time. Some would be initial email contact, some would be preparing to come, and a team might actually be on the ground needing me to drive and guide them around. It amazed me how my experience with computers, communication, mission teamwork, organization, and several other things combine to make this job seem so uniquely fit for me. It was absolutely my first choice, and there is a very strong chance that I will be placed in this job.

The second job I found is working as a computer teacher at an MK (missionary kid) school which also accepts students who are not MKs. They said they have a lot of children of diplomats enrolled. It seems like a great place, and I would love the opportunity to minister to missionaries by serving and caring for their teenage children. I can imagine how stressful it would be to have to send your kids to boarding school, and I think it would help to feel good about the place they are going and the people who are working with them. This job is located on another continent.