He Shoots, He Scores!

BUZZING!!!! Today, the 5th of October 2009, Andrew Allen (that's me) received a call to say he had been offered his first ever proper job. I will be working in a residential setting for ex-offenders for an organisation that works right across the UK. I am eager to gain more experience in the criminal justice system as that is my particular area of interest.

Whats funny is that I'm feeling more apprehensive about actually starting the job then I was about the interview. In fact, I hardly felt nervous about the interview at all. I came out feeling fairly pleased with how I did but had no idea about the other candidates who went for the job. When I received the call later in the day, it felt a bit like when the X-factor judges on Sunday night told their six artist who was gonna go through to the final. The guy who called me started saying

"You have done well but... it's been a very hard decision... competition was very high... etc etc"

I was trying to work out which way he was about to turn and I could tell he was loving messing with me, before he told me I had the job. I was proper chuffed!! He gave me great feedback and for the rest of today my ears have been connected by my mouth stretching from one end of my face to the other. They are looking to get me started as soon as possible and I wouldn't be surprised if I was working by the end of the week.

This is such an answer to prayer, and TRUST ME we have been praying. When you start a church plant, everything is so vital. School places, jobs, houses, committed people all suddenly become so much more important then when you are a part of an established church as it can all make the difference between whether the church flies or fails. We have already seen so many answers to prayer, yet there are so many other things we are still waiting on God for in these early days. Watch this space.