This is a panoramic picture of my room. It looks a little strange because it is a panoramic but it's the only way I could get the whole thing in one shot and yes those are Yamaha Pianos.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
My Room
This is a panoramic picture of my room. It looks a little strange because it is a panoramic but it's the only way I could get the whole thing in one shot and yes those are Yamaha Pianos.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Update
It has been a long time since my last post and a lot has happened. Let me take you on the journey of the last few months. After I graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in the middle of December I began my job search. My original plan was to go back to China as soon as possible. However God had different plans. Once he shut the doors on China completely I began looking for other opportunities. I began looking for teaching positions abroad and was offered three. All three positions were missionary positions and involved me raising support and joining a group like Wycliffe Bible Translators. After talking to Wycliffe I found out that I had too much school debt in order to work with them. I took this as God saying "Not right now." With that word from God I began to look for Jobs here in the US.
After looking and looking and looking and not finding ANYTHING I got a tip from an a college buddy about a job in Toledo Ohio conducting a Choir. This being my only lead I decided to apply and pursue this job heavily. Strangely enough the Principal grew up in Gas City Indiana right next door to IWU and had a great respect not only for the college but for the music program at IWU. He really wanted to interview me and so I did. The interview went really well. I seemed to hit it off with both the middle and high school principals as well as the Band director. They told me at the end of the interview that they would contact me sometime next week about a second interview. They never contacted me again. At this point I was pretty down, and sunk pretty low. It was a dark time. Then God showed His ridiculous mercy and grace in one huge move. A family friend from Prescott Arizona called my mom and was talking to her and catching up when she casually mentioned that the Prescott unified School District was looking for not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 music teachers!!! My mom said "Well Caleb is looking for a job teaching music" and everything was set into motion. Over the next 5 days I applied for, interviewed for and was offered a job teaching elementary music K-5. My thought process was "Wait...What?"
To be Continued (When I have more time to write.)
After looking and looking and looking and not finding ANYTHING I got a tip from an a college buddy about a job in Toledo Ohio conducting a Choir. This being my only lead I decided to apply and pursue this job heavily. Strangely enough the Principal grew up in Gas City Indiana right next door to IWU and had a great respect not only for the college but for the music program at IWU. He really wanted to interview me and so I did. The interview went really well. I seemed to hit it off with both the middle and high school principals as well as the Band director. They told me at the end of the interview that they would contact me sometime next week about a second interview. They never contacted me again. At this point I was pretty down, and sunk pretty low. It was a dark time. Then God showed His ridiculous mercy and grace in one huge move. A family friend from Prescott Arizona called my mom and was talking to her and catching up when she casually mentioned that the Prescott unified School District was looking for not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 music teachers!!! My mom said "Well Caleb is looking for a job teaching music" and everything was set into motion. Over the next 5 days I applied for, interviewed for and was offered a job teaching elementary music K-5. My thought process was "Wait...What?"
To be Continued (When I have more time to write.)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Waiting
As most of you know I made it back from China safely. I also graduated after passing my oral defense and am officially a College Grad!!!
The inevitable question now is: What am I going to do with the rest of my life?
Well let me tell you what the Lord has laid on my heart. For some time now China has been on my heart and after spending the last few months there I am convinced that is where God wants me to be. Though that may not be a forever kind of thing I am going to follow Him there once again this March. I have accepted a job at a university there teaching conversational English. The only problem I have now is getting there. I need a Visa which the university is going to pay for, and a plane ticket which I have to pay for. Currently I do not have a job and I have very little in the bank. I am hoping to start substitute teaching here soon but I can't really get my license for another few weeks (pending bureaucratic paper work). I will be looking for other options but I have some slim pickings here in good ol' C-bus.
So I see myself in China for the next few years then off to grad-school. I would like to go to a seminary and get my MDIV, but that is why I am not going straight into it. I would like to take 2 years to just live, and be out of academia for a while to see if this is where God really wants me to be.
I thank you all so much for your prayers while I was there last, and I ask for your prayers again as I prepare to leave over the next 2 months.
Some things you can be praying for:
1.) Money
2.) The students and staff I will be working with at the university
3.) Me - I have a lot of growing and maturing to do before I leave. I feel that I really REALLY need to strengthen my relationship with the Lord before I head back there.
4.) The community of great friends I left of whom I miss greatly. Pray that we will be able to strengthen each other and push each other closer to Him.
More soon as it unfolds...
The inevitable question now is: What am I going to do with the rest of my life?
Well let me tell you what the Lord has laid on my heart. For some time now China has been on my heart and after spending the last few months there I am convinced that is where God wants me to be. Though that may not be a forever kind of thing I am going to follow Him there once again this March. I have accepted a job at a university there teaching conversational English. The only problem I have now is getting there. I need a Visa which the university is going to pay for, and a plane ticket which I have to pay for. Currently I do not have a job and I have very little in the bank. I am hoping to start substitute teaching here soon but I can't really get my license for another few weeks (pending bureaucratic paper work). I will be looking for other options but I have some slim pickings here in good ol' C-bus.
So I see myself in China for the next few years then off to grad-school. I would like to go to a seminary and get my MDIV, but that is why I am not going straight into it. I would like to take 2 years to just live, and be out of academia for a while to see if this is where God really wants me to be.
I thank you all so much for your prayers while I was there last, and I ask for your prayers again as I prepare to leave over the next 2 months.
Some things you can be praying for:
1.) Money
2.) The students and staff I will be working with at the university
3.) Me - I have a lot of growing and maturing to do before I leave. I feel that I really REALLY need to strengthen my relationship with the Lord before I head back there.
4.) The community of great friends I left of whom I miss greatly. Pray that we will be able to strengthen each other and push each other closer to Him.
More soon as it unfolds...
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