Friday, September 25, 2009

The News

I have tried to put this off for five days now, because I wanted to contact close family friends in person, but someone *cough cough* hasn't been picking up their phone, so I decided I would go ahead and fill you in (you know who you are! call me soon!)

Let me just fill some of you in, in case you haven't been around here for long. Last January, my husband and I started the application process with a Faith based non profit organization (please read between the lines! I use fancy terms for security purposes!) The process is long and arduous, and after five months of paperwork, interviews (3, 3 hour long ones!) psychological and physical exams, and about a bazillion references, we were moved to the next step, which was attending the candidate conference in May. After we did that, it was pretty much a waiting game. Waiting until the board of trustees voted on us, gave their approval, sent us to a commissioning service, and then sent us to two months of training in VA before moving overseas.

As of last week, our start date for our new job was around next March/April, with us not going overseas until July sometime. We were told there was no hope (basically,) for us getting moved up at all, due to the company's financial issues because giving was down.

Then, this Saturday, we got a phone call from our Candidate Consultant (the lady that is charge of us from the start until the beginning of training, essentially,) to let us know that a couple dropped out, for unknown reasons, and we are being moved up!

So, the tentative schedule for us, is as follows:

First, Appointment Week in Shreveport, Louisiana in early November. This is when we get all the technical details of moving overseas, information about our benefits, and about our packing and crating our goods overseas.

Second, have the holidays with the family, wahoo!

Third, Attend training near Richmond, Virginia for two months (late January to late March.)

Fourth, and this is a new step in their training process, move to Vancouver, Canada, for four months of urban training! West coast, here I come! This training runs from early April to late July.

and finally, fifth, move overseas! We will move as soon as the training in Vancouver is over (I think,) and start language school to learn Arabic (it's a 2 year process!) in late August!

Like I said, that is the tentative plan. Things could change, but if we can just make it to the Appointment week in November, then things become pretty much set in stone!

Yay for having a job soon!

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! That sounds like quite the adventure. I'm happy everything is working out, and that's great you'll get to spend the holidays with family!

Cara said...

That is SUPER exciting! Praise God! And you're in Nashville? Where?

Jessica said...

What great news! congratulations! I'm excited to hear all about it as the time gets closer :-)

katie said...

Congratulations!! that is wonderful! Oh God is so so faithful!

Callie said...

That's so great that you got moved up! I'm happy to hear that!

Emily said...

That's so exciting, Britt!! We will be praying that God continues to open those doors!

Brian and Ashley said...

Brittney, this is so great! I will be praying for ya'll as you are getting ready! God is so good!

Anonymous said...

I am very excited for the two of you! One question, though, why Canada? You don't even get to practice your French. Hope you're feeling better! Love you!

Kristin said...

Congrats! How exciting! Thanks for nominating me!

Kelley said...

CONGRATS! I know what an answer to prayers this is for you both!

Chelsea said...

YAY!!!! What amazing news! I am so excited for you guys! I can't wait to hear all about it!

Unknown said...

Wow!!! I really hope you get what you want :) x

Angela said...

I'm sorry I haven't been there and missed your calls Britt. I love you more than I have words to say. It's been a very long and trying week here and I have been so caught up in what's been going on here that I haven't been there for you and I am sorry. I messed up my iphone a couple of weeks ago and FINALLY got it replaced on Sunday so I have a cell phone again. PRAISE GOD! I will pray for you and love you ALWAYS. xoxoxoxo

Kelley said...

i stand corrected....you wll love canada during this time! It's beautiful!

And how amazing that you guys get to go sooner!