Day 7

My main focus this morning was job searching. Six of us went out: Brianna, Jake, Chris, Callie, Emma, and I. We went all the way down to 132 Philadelphia and worked our way back (to 5). I'd say we stopped at about 5 or 6 various outlets and explored every shop and store in each. I was able to put in three applications, but about 90% of the places we went to were not hiring or needed us for times we couldn't work. Pizza Hut wanted me as a driver, but nobody gets pizza in the morning so they couldn't use me. Although I would take practically any job at this point, I really wanted to stay away from fast food. But the more I thought about, the more I realized that fast food places may actually have the best outreaching opportunities. In fast food you're constantly working with others, so there is always the opportunity to build relationships. I've had to constantly remind myself that I am not here for myself.


"Count it all joy... when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness" James 1:2-3


Those of us who don't have jobs are working very hard to find them. Typically I've never really worried too much about finding a job, because there was really never any time constraints. But I'd be lying to myself and everyone else if I said I wasn't stressed out at all. However, through this experience, I feel that I am building perseverance in my faith. It's easy to trust the Lord when the cards are laid out perfectly, but when things aren't running so smoothly, it definitely takes some greater trust that God will provide. And I know he will provide.


I'm putting up some pictures of some of the project members. They aren't great pictures, but I will take better ones later. I'll probably create a separate blog later to profile each person, for future reference.