Quote from Forum Archives on October 20, 2001, 8:24 pm

Posted by: dhaley <dhaley@...>

I've been sort of off the list more this past week due to all the weird things that have happened around here. I don't even really know how to ask you all to pray. The situation is a bit mixed up. When my husband's company laid of 40 of the 430 people that work at his office a month ago, he was told he was protected and there was nothing to worry about. That was a month ago. Then last week, they announced 80 more people would have to go. They are asking for folks to submit voluntary layoff...it's a great deal for those that have been there awhile. However, my hubby has only been there for two years. Again, he was told, don't worry you are protected. Then Thursday came. After all the plumbing stuff, the spider bite, the accident, well, I figured that was enough upset for the week but alas there would be more. Thursday afternoon before leaving work hubby had a meeting with the VP. His department is going to be phased out and incorporated in the German headquarters. Again, he's being told not to worry...BUT to a man that is a head of a department being told it's being "phased out" Dave sees this as an early warning. Start getting your resume together or at the very least get ready for a move with the company. It's really only been in the past few weeks that I've felt like my farm has really become my home. That we'd prayed and felt like we were to stay here. Making the investment in the plumbing seems futile if we are moving. Building the sheep& goat flocks, chickens, etc, putting up more fence over the next few weeks. I hate living in this not knowing state. We home churched for so many years and felt so alone and now we have found a fellowship of believers that feel like family and we don't want to leave. We are praying about what to do. Thursday evening hubby joined me at a worship team practice and spoke with Don our chief elder. A few months back Don's company had a position open that my husband is qualified for. Dave almost applied then but after prayer felt it was not time to leave his current employer. Don told Dave that it appears the guy they thought they were going to hire is not going to come after all. The job may infact be open, to get his resume to Don by Sunday evening and Don will hand walk it through his company. Hubby would take a cut in pay to take this job BUT, it would be an 8-5 job(instead of the current 8-7or 8 pm when he gets home), 30 minutes closer to home as a commute time. Very near our new church (we commute over an hour to church) and there wouldn't be all the foreign travel. I really don't know what to think. I don't want to make an Ishmael if we are supposed to wait out his current job. On the other hand it is so appealing to have him closer to home...we could even sell our lovely farm and buy down closer to the possible new job. Same size farm but reduce our debt load. On the other hand hubby was contacted by another firm on Friday. A lucrative job to return to Washington state. All I feel is dread about going back to Washington. Anywhere hubby would be transferred with his current employer would be in a major city, Atlanta, Houston, New Jersey or Raliegh, NC. As far as I'm concerned those are not options unless God wants to make them options. I want to be open to giving everything up for God's will. I feel confused between what is God's will and what is my will. There is still the possibility of the transfer to Tel Aviv, Israel as well but that won't be known for several months to come. Hubby feels he has somewhere between 6 months and a year before they close his department. Pray however you feel led to pray. I just want to cry. It's not a sad depression cry, it's I don't know what you want God cry....Deanna