Americorps job in Washington!

Well, I was accepted for a position with Americorps starting September 1! I will be working at Federal Way Public Schools, which is about 25 miles or so outside of Seattle.

Job description is as follows: "AmeriCorps members serve the community by providing academic tutoring in the Federal Way Public Schools and within the community. Furthermore, AmeriCorps members participate in civic leadership, establish Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET), and recruit community volunteers."

I'm so excited to be doing a job that matters, serving youth who have trouble in school, and giving hope to kids and helping them accomplish their goals. I've been searching for an opportunity to work with youth in schools for a long time, and I just can't believe I found something in the Seattle area.

As I stated in a previous post, my friend Chelsea and I are passionate about starting a ministry for the homeless and for drug addicts in the Seattle area, and we are very passionate about working with youth in particular. We also want to start some kind of discipleship program in the area. Seattle is the 7th most dangerous city in the nation for homeless people to live, and is the most unchurched city in the entire nation. The need for hope in Christ in the Seattle area is huge, and we just want to show God's heart to the people there. I was planning on moving out to the Seattle area no matter what, even if it meant going out there and living with Chelsea for a few months while I tried to find a job, because we are so sure that God wants us there to start a ministry. God just keeps opening doors for this to happen, and it's incredible to see.

Please pray that Chelsea and the other girl we will be living with, named Bekah, will be able to find the perfect house in the perfect location, and that we will start a ministry all in God's timing and not our own. Also, please pray for me and this new job opportunity, that I will be strengthened by the Lord and that He will be my portion each day, that I will be able to endure difficulty and hardship, as well as being able to manage the small amount of money I will be making with Americorps for the next year.