Seeking Wisdom

I went to breakfast at the church this morning.  There were about 20 men there.  Some arrived as early as 5:30 in the morning to start preparing our meal.  Others wandered in a little after 7:00.  The food was good.  The fellowship was enjoyable.  The prayer time was significant.

Widsom: understanding what to do with knowledge

I've realized something over the past few weeks.  I have the wisdom for some things, but not for others.  For instance, I feel very confident to work with the Icthus Christian Academy helping them to modify their instruction for special needs children.  I also am very comfortable with working the teachers and administration in developing basic screening procedures to identify students with learning disabilities and so on.  I feel confident to work with the teachers about examining different learning styles, spiritual gifts and more.  There may be other things they would like to work on that I don't know about yet.  Still, I think I can do this all within a four to five month period, with two of those months working directly with the school there in Ubay.

What I don't have the wisdom for is determining how to get the funds together to take care of my family's needs while I am preparing to go and while I am gone, for the travel to and from, and to cover expenses while I am there.  Some where in the midst of all of this, I'm supposed to be finding a job.  Trust me . . . it's difficult enough to find work with the economy as it is.  It is even more difficult to find an employer who will allow me to take off for 8 to 10 weeks so that I can do my "missionary thing".

Icthus Christian Academy - ongoing construction

So as the men this morning were sharing prayer needs, I offered mine much like I've written it above.  There was some serious prayers for health issues and for jobs, for raising children, and to be strong men of God.  I need to gather some of these men around me . . . I think they may have the wisdom I am lacking.  By working together, I am hoping that my prayers will be answered, so that I can return to the Philippines to provide for the needs of students and teachers alike.  Please keep me in your prayers.