Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Young Mans Christian Association

Young man..
theres no need to feel down
I said, Young man...
Get your self off the ground

Young Mans Christian Association. YMCA. Who knew? Not me.

For the Lazy ones...
Racheal might have a great job that will fix all her school debt and put some in savings.
Racheal graduates in a month!!! AMEN

For the ones who have time to spare and care...
Last month i went into the stokes county YMCA to start using the facilities and looking into membership possibilities and found out they were looking to hire an Aquatics Director. This person would be in charge of 25 lifeguards and Instructors and would have an Aquatics Coordinator to assist under them. Well, I spoke with the current Aquatics director, then came for an interview with the Executive director, then was asked to come for a third interview from 10:30am- 3pm. During that time i met with the Aquatics director once again, then met with two regional board members of the Y, who drilled me with some very good questions and i them as well. I presented a lot of ideas and they seemed to be intrigued. I then had to do a water aerobics class and meet one last time with the executive director. There are four people total inline for this position, we find out Friday who takes home the cake. Prayerfully it will be me, and i can once again do what i love to do and what I am good at. Water Activities! All the while learning how to do a major budget and lead a fairly large team of adults that are all twice my age with the exception of a few. This position pays 30k per year (more than i have made total in my 22 years of life) and comes with great benefits to boot. I will be surprised if God does not give me this job, because He gave me the opportunity in the first place. We'll see what happens. If not He has reminded me of the desire i have to be around people and the body, which has been extremely encouraging. God will recieve His glory either way. I'll let y'all not que paso.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Love and Marriage

...go together like a horse and carriage.

An ACL Surgery:
(essentials for the skimmers)
  • I'm married to Racheal and love it! Be jealous.
  • I've posted a ton of new photos! Looky, looky. (Sorry, i'm behind on the wedding photos.)
  • Had my ACL surgery last Wednesday.
  • We are unemployed but hopeful in the search for work.
  • WWLMD? shirts are back! Order now and sport yours at this year's SBC Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
  • The new house is done. Racheal and i live in the basement apartment at 6805 Martin Ferry Rd in Tobaccoville, NC.
  • PrayeRequests below.
A Lottie Shirt: (extras for the readers)
Dear εκκλησία (ekklisia = church),

Honestly there's so much to go over 'cause i haven't written in days. Just know that Racheal and i are doing great and living well in the metropolis of Tobaccoville, NC (population: 2607). My second ACL surgery was fine and i'm in the rehab process for the next few months. Racheal is taking online classes and looking into a job as the aquatics director at the local YMCA. I'm currently on the hunt for a job that uses my bilingual skills as we prepare to go overseas in a yearish. We're looking at South America. We're considering going with IMB again.
We are opening our home for weekly church gatherings. For now, we're targeting the local Hispanic population, so they'll be in Español. No one has come so far, so we might aim for our English-speaking friends.
In order to support ourselves between now and then and get out of debt we are also doing things like selling the WWLMD? shirts. I have attached a photo of the colors: maroon, navy, kelly green (black or white print), and yellow. Available sizes: Youth S-L and Adult S-XL. If you want one/some please tell me your color and size preference. $12/shirt + $2 domestic shipping.


PrayeRequests:
  • The local church. We're opening our home to start one.
  • The search for work. I just want to be where God would use me the most.
  • Ernesto and Angela. A local couple have asked to know more about salvation. The soil looks fertile, if you know what i mean.

On behalf of Mr. and Mrs. corey reid pendergrass,
†il the whole world hears,
corey reid pendergrass


PS. A Job Offer: (for handymen without torn ACLs)
  • Teams of 3 disaster relief roofers, no experience necessary
  • Available work for the next 6 weeks in Houston, TX
  • It pays really well while ministering to the hurricane-hit community.
  • If interested, call the contractor (and former Xtreme Team member) Quinten Williams - 601.543.4884