The Journey - Part 2

I thank everyone who has commented, called, wrote messages. Your encouragement is a gift from God, Thank you!

Natalie and Brock's responses to the previous blog (one MYSPACE) are appreciated and I continue to consider those points of view. God and I have talked about those issues.
The thing with Moses is that God spoke to him in a audiable voice and gave him Aaron and SNAKES for help. I do not deny that God wants me to be doing ministry, but isn't that true for all Christians?

I have come to understand that I feel called to mentoring others (aka discipling). I understood this "call" (if you can call it that) back when I was a student and had several Christian men come alongside me (Andy Vabora, Mike McKerrow, Bill Compton, to name a few). These guys and others made themselves available to me and others, not as vocational ministers but as Christian men who cared. This is what I was called to do and have done. You might call it a cop-out for me to say that because of my personality type other areas of ministry are difficult and therefore I am looking elsewhere for a career, but at this time that is what I feel is necessary for my family and me.

So an update ...

I am looking forward to interviewing with the Fish&Wildlife next Tuesday. It is a job which will not allow much human contact during work hours, but I look at it as a Mt Sinai experience. Moses went up on the mountain by himself, too. The job is a six month position monitoring Mountain Quail which have been transplanted in the Steens Mountains from Western Oregon. My previous job on the ranch and my recreational pursuits give me all the skills needed for the job, so I look forward to the opportunity.

If I do not get this position my plan is to immediately sign up for the USPS exam to hopefully get a job as a mail carrier in the Willamette Valley. Helicopters are still an interest; however, I am finding that to get a job in that industry I would have to be willing to move a long way from here (further than the Steens) and be willing to be away from home for long stretches of time. I will continue to make contacts in the industry with the hopes of making a dream contact leading to a dream job (then I will sign up for the pilot training).

Keep the prayers and blog comments coming ... they are both most appreciated!