School is Starting

Dear friends and family,

Thanks again for all your prayers. God has been answering them right and left. Since our last update, God has given Amanda a job, and not just any job, but the job she wanted. She had interviewed for a part-time job (30 hours) as Accounts Payable Assistant at the seminary and thought she would really like the position. After a few weeks of not hearing anything, she got a call, offering her that job. She started this past Tuesday and really enjoys it. Thank you for praying.

I go tomorrow night (Monday) to meet with the Board of Directors at Portland Christian School (PCS) for final approval. Assuming all goes well, I’ll start next Monday with teacher in-service and Thursday (8/20) with classes.

We believe we have decided that both our kids will attend the north campus of PCS, where I’ll be teaching 8-11

am each day. This means that we will be able to all ride together to and from work/school each day and also that the kids will not have to be in before- and after-care supervision nearly so often. The down side of this decision is that Keller will be changing schools. He went to the East campus for the Spring 2009 semester and made friends well there. He will be “the new kid” again at the North campus. Pray for him to adjust well and that God would give him a good Christian pal.

Kyndall begins Kindergarten next week! I cannot believe she is that old. Pray for Amanda on Thursday morning, Aug. 20, as she sends her youngest off to school.

Also on Thursday, Aug. 20, please pray for me. My Ph.D. classes begin and in my class on 1 Peter, I’ll be taking a Greek test. I will have to pass this test to even be allowed to continue in the course and my score on the test will count for 40% of my final grade.

Continue to pray for my mother, Pat (Mackey) Cook and her husband, Tony Cook. He has finished his first round of radiation and continues his chemo treatments. He goes for a body scan this Tuesday. They should hear on Thursday how effective the radiation/chemo has been and what the state of his cancer is now.

First Baptist Church, Savannah, TN, you are still on our hearts as you continue to search for a pastor. We are praying that God would shepherd you and would send a wonderful undershepherd to you to love and lead you. We love you and want God’s best for you.

I know it seems all the update has been “pray for us about this and pray for us about that,” but that is where we are . . . totally dependent on God to work through us and in us for His glory through your prayers. Thanks for being up to the task. I’ll leave you with a great quote from Theodore Epp. “Live as though Christ died yesterday, rose from the grave today, and is coming back tomorrow.”

For His glory,

Bro. Jason