My Dream Job

Within the past 2 weeks, I was sharing my testimony with a friend and I came to a new realization about our upcoming mission. Back in 2002 when I was working full time at Wedgwood, I began to look around for a different job. I had been assaulted a couple times and began to wonder if working with abused and neglected teen girls was where I should stay. I started to research different job options, and found the job I considered to be my dream job. Adoption Associated was looking for a person who would do home studies and help place children with their adoptive parents. I applied for the job and was very excited about the possibility of helping connect children with their new moms and dads. I had worked with teenagers who grew up in the foster system and rarely saw them be adopted, and thought that being a part of something so beautiful as bringing families together would be amazing.

I was turned down for the job because my college degree is in criminal justice and not social work. There was nothing I could do to get my dream job because we were thinking of starting our own family and I did not have the time or money to go get my masters in social work. The dream job was put aside and I moved on. I had my 3 kids, worked on-call for Wedgwood and began to watch my nieces.

It did not occur to me right away after Bryan brought up moving to Lesotho and working at Beautiful Gate, that we would be doing exactly what I wanted to do here. We may not be the front runner who finds the families and goes to court to advocate for the children, but we will help keep Beautiful Gate running smoothly while the director is gone. We will be involved in the kid's lives and witness God's amazing hand at work as each child finds a new home. We will rejoice when we see each kid and their new parents meet and leave Beautiful Gate together. I know that a few will never get the chance to find an earthly home as some will pass on to their heavenly home due to HIV/AIDS, but we will be blessed to have been a part of their family.