This last couple of weeks has been a major roller coaster ride of emotions. Pete left to go out to Ft. McMurray to find work. He arrived on a Friday afternoon so it was impossible to start the job hunt, so by Monday he was getting pretty frustrated. Then on Tuesday he thought he had a job (he was offered one out of the blue in A&W...) however after chasing the guy down for a couple of days it turned out to be a dead lead. This caused a lot of frustration.
This week has turned out MUCH better... he was about to hop on a bus on Tuesday and a man waved him down to see if he could help him get his wife's car out of the driveway (it was stuck)... so he helped him and then the man drove him downtown. On their way down they were delayed for a while and got chatting... turns out he's a Christian, he's from Egypt, he's a Pharmacist, and he has lived in Ft. Mc for several years and has lots of connections. He asked Pete if he would give a mission presentation for a group of men, and they had him over for the evening last night, which was very nice for Pete. Pete applied for a trucking job which looked hopeful and then he had 3 or 4 other leads that he was following... it looks like he will get this trucking job, and the lady who does the hiring earlier in the week was on the fence about hiring him because he might find a better job in a month or two... but after thinking about it that evening she decided it would benefit them to have the extra driver even if he didn't commit to stay for 6 months or a year... so we'll hear this afternoon if it is all FOR SURE or not.
Well... I need to go finish making my bread... just thought I would give a quick update! Might share more later!
Love
Charlene
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