Burning Vapor

1, 2, 3 -

Back in the fall we were trying to figure out a way for us to move to the South with a job.  I was working for a non-profit at the time, so one of the possibilities was to start a branch office in GA.  This is a fairly common practice for the type of business that we were involved in.  As my job came to a close it only deepened our desire to return to the South, but there was no job.  I sent a resume out to 20+ different businesses for jobs that I had little to no experience in.  At the same time we started up Grace Giving International with a handful of friends and was then offered a job as the Executive Director.  I loved the ministry and loved the people, so I took the job with the understanding that we would be moving to GA.  It was agreed upon and we moved.

At the same time, the economy was tanking.  Of course it had been tanking for awhile, but the effects were beginning to hit potential donors.  While our Board and specifically our President worked hard at pursuing donors, well, resources simply were drying up.  I volunteered for a pay reduction so that we could stay on task and not sink the organization.  That meant Jennifer and/or I needed to look for a job.  At the same time I was volunteering a small amount of time to New City Church downtown.  They hired me on a part time basis as the Executive Director of New City.

Shortly after I was hired, a position opened up to work with Macon’s City Watch program.  So I joined the City Watch Program to help the Coordinator out with business management and forward thinking.

That’s 1, 2, 3…jobs.  It’s pretty amazing how they intersect.

Grace Giving International – primary purpose is to help at-risk kids in hiv & poverty stricken areas to feed, educate and provide the tools necessary to be successful in life and reinvest into their areas.

New City Church downtown – primary purpose is to share the Gospel in our city because the Gospel is transforming and as people are transformed our city will be transformed and made new.

City Watch Macon – primary purpose is to unite businesses and residents in beautifying and protecting our city – think urban renewal.

At the center of all three of these jobs is the desire and purpose to redeem and renew. We know that when sin entered the world it corrupted man, plant, space and time.  When Jesus came into the world He came to make all things new.  It’s exciting to see the effects of sin be washed into newness.  Jesus showed us on the cross that it is incredibly hard work.  He paid the greatest price and then called us all into His mission – to redeem and transform.  It would be hard, but it would be worth it.

While I am still trying to get my arms wrapped around working and leading in three different organizations.  I have counted it as a privilege and an honor.

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