it is sunny and 70 in Indiana today....tomorrow it will probably snow. let's hope not! we want to keep this warm weather. this is the view from my window- after 4 years of being either out of state or out the country, i can finally see my magnolia tree/bush bloom.
so, i got an official big kid job this week. here is how it happened and what i'll be doing:
this time last year, after the 10 k, i walked into the social work office to hear a prospective social work student talking about wanting to work with human trafficking victims. immediately, i was like, 'hey, i'm jen. that is exactly what i want to do!!!' we ended up talking and she told me she was from Indy too and that her dad started a non-profit that works with trafficking victims. i checked out the organization as soon as i got to my apartment. it was called Center for Global Impact and i saw that they took trips to Cambodia to work with Rapha House (http://raphahouse.org/). i emailed her dad about it and discussed maybe going to Cambodia during the summer. It ended up not working out, but his email was saved in my address book.
fast forward to 3 weeks ago. i was on the hunt for a real big kid job, determined to get one without my degree, which i am working towards, but need a big kid, full-time paying job in order to finish it in a timely manner. so i created a LinkedIn profile and had them email all the contacts in my email address book. a few days later, the girl's dad and executive director of Center for Global Impact (http://centerforglobalimpact.org/) emails me about meeting up at Starbucks. we meet the next week and find out about an awesome position at CGI that i would be great for. on thursday i met with the board of directors and got the official offer on friday.
hot dog that is fast!!!!! and i can only say it is from the Lord.
i will be the marketing and relationship coordinator for byTavi (http://www.bytavi.com/). a line of beautiful hand bags and scarves made by women in cambodia. making these bags gives them another option to support their families instead of selling their bodies for sex. the money from the bags goes straight to their salary so they can provide for their kids. sweet. my job is basically a sales job, but i sell the bags by connecting with different organizations, individuals, and companies to either have them purchase bags or host a party where i can come share the story behind the bag and offer an opportunity to purchase. these bags are beautiful. in addition to speaking and connecting, i'll get to do some traveling and event planning...there was talk of CGI doing a 10 k... :). i do not have to raise support for this position, but it would be sweet if you would buy bags and scarves and donate to CGI so they can keep doing awesome things.
this is totally a God thing. coming so quickly, having it be something that i really am passionate about. as always, i am concerned with money and finishing up school. in a big way, this was a huge step of faith for me to take this position, but i just think the Lord has it. i am stoked to see how things go. i have to go to greenwood everyday which is a good 45 minute drive, but i am hoping i will enjoy the driving time. :) i am sure there is more that i could say about it, but it just might have to wait til i actually start...in 2 weeks. april 18. i gave my 2 weeks at LOFT and the Y, which means no more funny stories about my kids, but i will have to supplement it with awesome stories of this organization and the crazy things the Lord is doing.
i think that is all. not terribly long this time. check out CGI and byTavi. email me if you want to host a party or have any kind of connects that would be beneficial to the ministry or to selling the bags.
still got habakkuk 1:5 on my heart...
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