Honestly, I don’t think I’m getting that old, but winters in Boston feel longer and colder every year. Anyway, I just wanted to give a quick update on some of what’s happened the past couple of days.
Still cute
As you all know, I really love my nephew Anderson. He’s the cutest 3-year-old I know, and no, I’m not (that) biased. We spent the weekend together, and I must have played Jingle Bells on the piano with him about 50 times. I got a little sick of the song by the end, but man… So cute!
HRAACF SoCal
I went to my first AACF SoCal reunion. Weird. Almost everyone (I knew) was surprised to see me because very few knew that my parents had moved to SoCal. It was great seeing folks though and catching up on what’s been going on. We also got an update on fellowship happenings. I know most of what’s going on anyway, but it was neat getting the students’ perspective. Unsurprisingly, one of the most important updates they had (from their perspective) was that Francis is now dating.
Jeff Gu
I got to visit my dear brother Jeff Gu’s gravesite for the first time this morning. We had a great time of meditating, reminiscing, singing, and praying. For those of you who don’t know him, Jeff was the sort of guy who took life by the horns, and really was seeking after God’s will for his life. Confused as the rest of us, but believing deeply in the promise. We all miss him a lot, but know that he’s waiting for us. Jokingly, some have commented that the Sox may have won last year because he had so much time to intercede on their behalf. 
World Vision
So for the past month or so I’ve been thinking a lot more seriously about leaving Boston. One of the first steps I’ve taken is to visit World Vision in Monrovia, just minutes from where my parents live (easily within biking/blading distance). I figured that my chances of actually getting to talk with someone were pretty small, but I asked some friends to pray that the right contact would be made.
So anyway, I show up, tell the receptionist why I’m there, and she tells me that they no longer accept any sort of hard-copy application materials. I’m bummed, of course, but I tell her that I know a fair amount about the organization but I wanted to get the personal experience. She says that the guy who ordinarily would give tours is out on vacation, which obviously makes a lot of sense.
Well, as I’m turning to leave, another gentleman tells me that he’s got a couple of minutes and would be happy to answer any questions that I have. Turns out that he’s the Director of Evaluation (I’m not sure what that means, but it sounds important—I imagine that he works with the various projects all over the world, helping them to measure “success”) and we talk for a while about my background and then he tells me some what he sees in the future for World Vision, specifically as it relates to information technology.
Praise God! I don’t think I could have made a better contact! He gave me his contact info, so I’ll probably drop him a thank-you email in a few days, and a thank-you card a few days after that. Hopefully by the time I’m ready to move to SoCal, they’ll have a position ready for me. 
Seriously, though, I think God’s hand is in this, but I’m not sure exactly what he’s saying yet. Pray with/for me!
