I found my first bone fide Art History teaching position on the web yesterday.  I guess there still is a call for Art History teachers somewhere.  Alas, this college is in Salinas, a little over an hour’s drive each way!  Still, I will apply and see what happens.  If I get the job, I’ll hate the commute, but it will add greatly to my resume.

I asked two of my favorite Art History professors to write me a letter of recommendation.  I’ll also ask my NHU professors today as well.  Hopefully, this will give me enough firepower to get the gig.

So far, no Jr/Sr High jobs – not even substitute jobs!  To tide me over, I have taken a contract for two small chips and a number of chip repairs.  It won’t give me too much money, but it’s better than sitting around the house all day.  I’ve already finished most of the chips.  I have two weeks to complete the last chip.

Starting last Sunday, our church began 31 weeks of “The Story,” a complete walk through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.  All the materials provided are well-coordinated between Sunday School, Adult Ed and the sermons.  This is great because I can do my part without really communicating with the other involved groups, and come Sunday we all have the same graphics and materials.  The book itself is a chronological version of the NIV (2011 edition) Bible with the boring bits summarized.  I love the concept!  Apparently, so does the congregation.  We had over 50 people (a quarter of our total church population) in Adult Ed last week.  As head of Adult Ed, I’m teaching the first three weeks, but then I’m scheduling different people to teach different weeks.  In the background, I’ll create all the power-points.  By doing so, all the presenters will need to do is show up and facilitate the class.  It might be a bit of work on my part, but it will keep me in the Bible even if my enthusiasm begins to wane.  So far, this is not an issue, the materials are great!

Over in Ghana, the team has reached their destination and has begun distributing wheelchairs.  On day one, they fitted 30 people with wheelchairs and another five people with walkers.  One family came to Christ!  This is a great start to this mission trip.  My son seems to have stopped sharing on email & Facebook after day three of the trip (for unknown reasons, though there are many reasons why he wouldn’t be able to), but my friends Craig & Annie able to send something every day.