I got it switched!

By the grace of God I was able to switch my schedule so that I don't have to work on my interview days! Let's keep praying it stays that way!

New Interviews!

Hello!
Kristine still is working at Macy's....but has two interviews next week for other jobs! One is on Tuesday and is for a secretary job at chemeketa in the social services/childcare dept and the other is on Wednesday for a preschool teaching position!

Please say a special prayer for her schedule to work out for Wednesday's interview! She has it at 8am but then has a teaching interview observation scheduled for 1pm that day. This was fine when she wasn't working that day....unfortunately last night her boss scheduled her to work 12-5pm that day! Yikes! She didn't notice it until she got home.

Today (Saturday) she is going to talk with a manager to see whether she can switch with someone or give someone else that shift so she can go to the interview. Pray that she have the wisdom to know how to talk with her manager about it, and that God help her manager be receptive to what she's asking!

We'll let you know how it goes tonight!

Blessings,
Kristine and Eric Reed

November Update

It's been hard to remember to keep the blog updated, but we are going to try to do it as often as we can!

Kristine got a job at Macy's as an on-call associate for the holiday season. It's not a glamorous job...but it helps pay the bills. Right now she's in training mode and trying to do her job as best as possible. There's a lot of things to learn, and she gets to learn them quickly!

We both are working hard to complete our NT Survey class by mid-December. It's a lot of material that we have left to cover, but we are hopeful that we can complete it.

Eric is working on TWO classes at PCC this quarter to gain experience in the IT field. These classes are both networking classes. He's trying hard to juggle work, bible class, school and other commitments to be able to get everything done. So far, by the grace of God, he's been doing well but as the quarter ends it's crunch time everywhere...so prayers that he be able to be focused and complete things is essential.

For those who still ask...no our house isn't on the market yet. With everything going on right now the house is kinda taking a back seat while we get other things done. All we need left is painting, moulding and some yard work. Well and maybe some work on the master bath floor (we've got the materials, just haven't completed it yet). So prayers for timing and such with this would be great.

We really appreciate the thoughts and prayers of those of you who have chosen to support us this way. We also appreciate those of you who have decided to help us out financially with training costs associated with us getting ready for missions. There are always more costs than we realize, so your support is definitely appreciated. If you would like to sign up to support us financially or through prayer we'd love to talk with you! Either give us a call...or e-mail us at: ericandkristinereed@gmail.com.

Love in Christ,

Eric and Kristine Reed

Tis the season for job hunting...

Yes...tis the season...to be hunting for a job! This is around the time that school's get more money for extra helpers, stores start to hire seasonal help and other work places begin to wonder if an extra body would help them get their work done faster.

I (Kristine) have tried to be extra diligent in applying for jobs. This past week I think I had three interviews and one orientation (first stage before interview). One of the jobs was for an educational assistant, one for a bank, one for a tutoring service and an orientation for an online English language job. It's funny how everyone happens at once sometimes for the good and bad in our life. Do I know if anything is to come from these interviews? I don't. All I can do is pray and hope that God has something special out there for me picked out and that I find it. :)

As I was thinking about this and about various things that have happened the past couple of months I started thinking more about prayer. In the past when bad things happened I'd get angry and upset at God for not having things go my way. When really I should have been praying and hoping for things to go HIS way. Today I stumbled upon this devotional on the Elisabeth Elliott site. It talks about how sometimes God's answer is NO, to bless us with something we couldn't have even imagined. I encourage you to take time out to read it.

Love,
Kristine

Title: Lost and Found

Author: Elisabeth Elliot

Here is a little story about a simple answer to prayer. Lars was away. I had to take the car to the repairman's house. Li Zeng, our live-in student, followed me in his car to bring me home. Directions to the house had been ambiguous, and Gloucester, Massachusetts gets the prize for town-easiest-to-get-lost-in. I prayed that I might not get lost--Li had to get to class, the repairman had to leave at 7:15.

I got lost, made a quick turn without checking to see that Li was still with me. He wasn't. "Lord, Li will be late for class, the man will leave in a few minutes--what shall I do?" It's a long story, but after a phone call I found the house, left the car, declined the man's kind offer to take me home because I wanted to find Li so he would not miss his class. How was I to find him? "Lord, help me." I stood at an intersection and prayed that he would come along--an absurd request in a place like Gloucester.

He'd been on a one-way street which would take him far out around the shore drive, with no reason to happen upon the intersection where I stood. Within five minutes there he was! God teaches us to ask so that He may answer our prayers. This reminds us of the source of our blessings. The answer to my prayer not to get lost was No--in order that I might be specially blessed in the way I was found.

Remember how the Lord brought Israel out (of Egypt) in order to bring them in (to Canaan)? He got me lost that He might get me found! Let's never forget that some of His greatest mercies are His refusals. He says no in order that He may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes. All His ways with us are merciful. His meaning is always love.

New Job Interviews for Kristine

Hello! We just wanted to keep this as updated as possible to help you continue to be informed. Kristine has two job interviews for next week that we'd love for you to join with us in praying for:

1) Monday at 5:30pm she has an interview to be an instructional assistant for Yoskikai Elementary in Salem. It's a 5 hour a day position. Which would be perfect.

2) Wednesday at 7:00 AM she has an interview/orientation with Berlitz Language Services online teacher position. This is a part-time position.

So pray for wisdom and for confidence and clarity in her speech as she goes through these interviews. Pray for the interviewers to see her true qualities despite any nervousness she may have. We'll let you know how it goes.

Blessings,
Eric and Kristine Reed