Resumes & Missionaries aka: God's Perfect Plan

I cannot get over how amazing God is.

So we’re getting laid off at the end of this month right? Well my company is being awesome and providing us a months’ worth of services with this amazing company that helps you get your resumes together and learn how to market yourself. Well, with my future career change, (ie: leaving the corporate world to be a missionary) I wasn’t sure how my “career coach” would react to wanting to work on a non-traditional resume for the mission field.

Silly me… haven’t you learned by now that God is orchestrating this whole thing?

The gal who is assigned to be my counselor is not only a Christian, but her husband is in ministry & her son is attending university at Hillsong in Australia and she’s from CA & loves the Vineyard Movement. She loves going on mission trips & she can’t wait for the day when she doesn’t have to work so she can go on short term mission trips. Oh, did I mention both she & her husband have done stints as missionaries in the UK?

I just love Him!

We spent over an hour going over both my corporate world resume and my ministry resume. She is well versed in what is important to highlight for both and was very excited to be working with me. Multiple times in our session either she or I stopped the conversation just to express how amazing God is. **love it**

My favorite part was when she goes, “Well you know, from the beginning of your story he was planning this meeting. One thing I always say is 'nothing ever surprises God.'”

THAT'S WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING!!

I didn’t really need any more confirmation that this is where God wants me to go but… I got it.

A "few" corrections...

I got to spend an hour of my day today, sharing my heart and talking about my future with a stranger without having to explain that yes I want to leave the country and yes I want to be a missionary in an English speaking country and yes I know there are hurting people in Africa.

I now feel more prepared to look for work as a missionary than I ever have before. I am so thankful that I serve a faithful & thoughtful God. I cannot wait to get out there and see where He takes me.

I could not have planned this better myself. Believe me… I tried…

love. love. love.