Job Update

Been a while, definitely taking me some time to adjust to a "normal" life. It has been a struggle getting used having an office job and the routine that entails. I am so used to kinda having a crazy random schedule and not spending the day in a cubicle, but I am starting to adjust. Definitely still tough to adjust to life back here in the US, it was nice on Sunday to go to a spanish speaking Bible study and just kinda be able to go back into the latino culture a bit. My job has been going really well, I have been able to do a lot of work in Spanish and even some in Portuguese and am helping Goodwill relaunch back into Latin America, they have some small organizations in several countries, but are now making it a strategic location for growth. My first day on the job I met with the CEO and have been able to take part in several meetings and such mainly as an emergency interpreter and cultural guide when we have conference calls with other countries or talk strategy. I am mainly preparing a variety of documents that will serve as a manual for starting a new Goodwill in Latin America as well as preparing a variety of briefings for our CEO and some vice presidents to prepare them for meetings with key leaders in Latin America.

In a few weeks I will get to take part in the Goodwill Board of Directors Meeting to which all the leaders of the existing Goodwill organizations in Latin America are invited. I will generally just serve as an aid there as well as fill in as an interpreter/translator. I really like what Goodwill is doing, mixing a business model with helping marginalized people. They use the profits from the stores to be able to run job training programs to help create jobs mostly for people with disabilities, but also for others with barriers to employment. Been an interesting first month on the job and I appreciate everyone's prayers as I continue to discern God's will for my future. It has now been over 6 months since I left Brasil and left my girlfriend there, definitely is tough to not be able to see her, but we continue getting to know each other through Skype and trust that God knows what He's doing. I am so grateful to God for this job and the opportunities that come with it and pray just that he would guide my steps.