I would like to say a special thanks to all who have been faithfully praying for me to find a job since I came to North Carolina. This coming Monday I will start as a Program Aide for the after-school programs at the Boys & Girls Club! I'll stay on through the summer and work with their day camps. When I interviewed for the position a few weeks back they had me stay after to observe their program a bit. The whole thing was so amazing! It'll involve some tutoring, teaching a workshop here and there, and just hanging out. It's pretty much all black kids so it totally reminded me of hanging out at the Ark in Namibia. Not only that, but the four remaining classes I need to take in the fall are all scheduled for the morning or evening, so I can both work and still take classes next fall! God totally provided just the right job for me. He is faithful! Thanks again to all who've been praying.

Sometimes people ask since God is sovereign and already knows everything that's gonna happen then why bother praying about anything? This seems quite backwards. If God were not sovereign then why would we bother praying about anything. Why bother asking if he doesn't have the power to do anything about it? God's sovereignty is the very reason why we pray, because He can do something about it.

The downside of giving away almost everything you own is that when you move into a new place you have to buy it all back. As discouraging as it is watching money fly out of my accounts, God's provision comes as a welcome blessing. Yesterday morning I thought (again) that I need to be more trusting of God by taking my little requests to Him, so I tossed out one of those unexpectant prayers asking for furniture for our new place, especially a bed, since I've been sleeping on the floor the past two nights. Well driving home from Walmart yesterday, what to my wondering eyes should appear but a queen sized mattress and boxspring on the curb waiting for the dump truck. The owners were more than generous allowing me to take it home and even invited me back for their yard sale in a few weeks. Sure it's old and torn in a few places, but it's a mattress, it doesn't smell like cat pee, and it's my answer to prayer!