It's been a while since I've written anything to update everyone on how things are going. I shot out a could quick Facebook status updates as things were happening, but haven't really told the story for you guys to read. I haven't sat still in months, but I felt like I needed to share what's going on with my life right now.
My contract position ended on January 18th. The position had gone fairly well. I felt that I was doing a good job, and a couple employees had approached me and told me the same. The company was also very busy, so I knew that they needed as much help as they could get. A couple days before my contract ended I was invited into the conference room, and received a full-time offer as a Junior Mechanical Engineer. I took the position and I'm DWG Consulting's newest employee. It's been a great job, and I work with a ton of awesome people. Most of the people I'm working with are at similar places in life as myself. They're buying their first homes, having their first kids, getting married, paying off debt, and all the other fun things young people do. We put together a basketball team for a church league and we've been having a ton of fun getting our butts kicked every week! I've been putting in a ton of hours, usually 45-55 a week, but it isn't nearly as bad as it seems due to the people that I get to work with.
JOB DESCRIPTION
I'll just give a short description of the company and my job. Architecture firms design new buildings or renovate old ones, then send us a digital model of the space they've created. Everything you can see in a building is usually in their drawings. Then, once we get the model, we conduct calculations to determine the amount of air, lighting, electricity, and water needed for the building. Once the calculations are completed we can choose most of the equipment that we'll use: air handling units, water pumps, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, and that type of thing. The final thing is to place the equipment and associated ducts, pipes, and light switch/ outlets into the model before sending it back to the architect for approval.
Personally, I've been conducting a lot of the calculations and doing a lot of the drawing. I have also been going on site visits to determine what the pre-existing conditions are for the buildings that we're renovating. We need to determine if we can re-use any equipment, and also have to develop demolition drawings at times. There are also some background tasks necessary such as writing narratives for what we plan to do with the space, and developing specifications, neither of which I've done very much of yet. I was recently approached about traveling to do site visits for one of our national clients, so some time in the near future I'll start flying around the country to look at renovating specific buildings to be plasma donation centers.
I do enjoy the job, and I hope to be at this company for a while, but I feel like I'm missing something. I have been trying to determine what else I can be doing during this time, but haven't made a concrete decision. I'll be moving into a new house sometime in March, and I'm hoping that once I get settled in it'll be much easier for me to make other decisions. I've been living out of boxes again for the last month waiting to find out where I was going to be living, so this will make it much more comfortable. Plus, I get to go back to Wisconsin and get some of my stuff and I get to move within walking distance of work! No more having to borrow things from other people all the time, and no more tourism traffic!
PLANS FOR THE NEAR FUTURE
After moving, I hope to start A Helping Hand up in the Charleston area. I want to find a hard-working young adult with construction experience to look over things while I'm at work, so that I can continue to fully commit to my engineering job, being able to delegate certain things to that person and others every evening after work. I have a business plan in place that I am sure will be successful, but I'm waiting on God to provide the right person for the job.
I also hope to start a city-wide worship night that would bring all the churches together for a night of worship completely separate from any individual congregation. It's difficult for me to see so many people working toward a common goal, but ignoring each other's existence. I haven't made much headway, but I have some ideas that I would like to look into to see if this is something that I could possibly put together for the Charleston area. I know people would come, but I need to find the appropriate band and the appropriate venue.
REGULAR, PRAYER REQUESTS
Please be praying that God would direct me in how to serve Him most effectively during this time. I don't have much time outside of work, so I can't spread myself as wide as I had been. I need to determine one or two areas that I can concentrate my efforts.
Pray for a band and a venue for what I hope to call Praise Jam. Pray for open doors so that this thing can really happen.
Pray that if God wants A Helping Hand to happen that the right person would cross my path.
Pray that God would bring a couple close friends into my life, whether it's friends who are already close moving here or developing deeper friendships with some people here.
BIG PRAYER REQUESTS
Our pastor challenged us at the beginning of the year to pray for some big things, because God tells us that He'll give us above and beyond anything we can ask or imagine. So, please, if you're called to, join me in prayer for the following things in my life.
Please pray that God would restore my health and take away my diabetes. I have been having a lot of problems with my blood sugars lately. Please pray that whatever areas of my life have been affected by the diabetes would be restored as well. I know through Christ that full healing can happen, so please help by digging a hole in the roof and lowering me into the house. (Mark 2:1-5).
Along with good friends, I'd love to start a family. Mom and Dad want to be able to play with their grandkids before they get weak and frail, and if I'm blessed with children I'd like them to know two very mobile grandparents as well. Please pray that God would bring a companion to the well (Genesis 24:42-45).
Thank you guys. Love you all!
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