This
past week was quite eventful and we daily saw glimpses of God's
goodness to us. Ryan started his job this past Monday and right away he
was put to work. He is working for a company called Market Creations.
They help other business's promote themselves better by setting up
websites and designing logos and other things:) So far he has really
enjoyed working with his co-workers. One of his many jobs right now is
to create the website for the Buccaneer's. He will pretty much oversee
the whole thing, write most of the articles, update information
throughout the season and just make it look spectacular!!:) It is a
great company to work for and it will give him great international
business and public relations experience! Not only is he working hard at
Market Creations, he is also working hard practicing for basketball-
the reason we came out here! The team practices about 3-4 times a week
and Ryan does his own workout everyday to continue to work on his game.
He
is enjoying getting to know his teammates, coaches and co-workers. They
both have been extremely helpful as we are settling in but we have also
learned that these next few months will be a great challenge in our
faith. None of the players or people we work with are believers, so we
understand that we must constantly be aware of how we are living and
acting. We are both praying for those moments where we can share the
gospel verbally, but we are also praying we keep our testimony pure as
we daily interact with each one of them.
Like
I said earlier, we have really seen glimpses of God's goodness in the
last week. When we got here, I had a job at a local surf shop lined up
for me. A little over a week ago I met with the owner of the shop and
they told me they were not able to get me work for about another month
due to their store moving across the street. They were remodeling and
expanding. This wasn't really something we expected, but it wasn't the
end of the world either because Ryan was starting work on the next
Monday.
Meanwhile, Ryan had a work dinner
the Saturday before his first day at work. A girl that he would be
working with overheard a conversation we had about me not working for
another month. The next day we get a knock on our door and this lady
from who knows where comes barging in our home. She told us that her
office needed a secretary since their recent admin just left and they
needed me for about a month until they hire a new admin. In other words,
I would be considered what they call a "casual" worker. It turns out
that this lady was the mother of the girl who works with Ryan!---If I
haven't told you before, the people here are extremely helpful and will
spread the word to anyone to make sure you are getting what you
need!---Apparently she had received my resume from a line of people from
the surf shop. Long story short, I have a secretary job at the
Geraldton Nursing Home until I start up at the surf shop!...Like Ryan
none of my co-workers are believers, so we covet your prayers and we try
and be Christ-like examples to those around us.
For
those of you who didn't know, we are living with roommates. This is
another witnessing opportunity that God has put in our path. We have 3
other people in our home; a local import and his girlfriend and another
American import from New Jersey. Although it would be wonderful to have
our own space, we are so excited about this opportunity to share what a
Christ-centered marriage/relationship looks like to each of these
people. God has truly been good to us and has provided for us in so many
ways. We have no reason to complain! He has even given us very clean
and organized roommates and we are very thankful for that:)!! I might be
the cleanest house you'll ever see for 5 college age people:) We were
also given an extra refrigerator because of all the big-eating men in
our house; we didn't have enough room for all the food in just one
fridge!:)
These first few weeks have really
been tremendous and we feel challenged in our faith in all different
areas! We are excited to see how the rest of our time here goes and how
the Lord will grow us! This is a bit longer than the other blogs but I
hope you read it all and enjoyed our update! Thanks for all the birthday
wishes too! We will tell you all about our birthday trip in Kalbarri in
the next blog. It truly is beautiful here!!!
And yes I
know you are all waiting for those pictures!:) Due to the slower
internet here, we are experiencing technical difficulties:) Hopefully we
can figure it out soon!!
As for now, we want to hear from all of you!!! Our email is RSZamroz@gmail.com or find us on facebook!
