Hello Lovely Friends and Family,
I want to share with you about this week and what has been
happening on our end of the world. As I have told you about in past posts, I
got a job with Golden Kids International School. However, they encountered
quite a few problems with opening and acquiring government approval for the
construction of their campus. This past Monday, I was asked not to come to work
and was told I would be informed of the next steps soon. I waited for almost
two days to hear the decision on what was to be done.
The company decided that they would not be able to open the
school until September, possibly. Therefore, they tried to offer us positions
in the head office until that time. They offered me a position that was a
decrease in my salary and would require nearly and hour and a half travel to
and from work each day. I could do this position until the school reopened or
keep it if I decided to. I told them I needed to talk to Justin about it and
decide what to do.
I know that it seems that having a job is better than not
having one, which is very true. However, this position would require a lot of
sacrifice. One sacrifice would be a decrease in pay. Another would be spending
3 hours on public transportation daily. Thirdly, I would not be home but to eat
and sleep. I would not be able to take part in any of the youth ministry
activities and I would have to quit tutoring. With all of this sacrifice and a
lot of factors in play, the offer was just not good enough for me.
We put together a counter offer and requested help with
transportation, etc. Justin and I spent two more days praying and seeking
counsel about this situation while in wait. We made very specific requests to
God in prayer and asked that he make the right decision very clear to us. Today,
we received a call from the company concerning their decision. They gave us
three options. The told us we could stay with they original offer including a
10 RMB allowance for transportation, we could leave with an additional half
months pay, or leave and get a recommendation letter. I knew in that moment
that I only had one choice, because the additional 10 RMB would not help
alleviate the travel at all, so we chose to leave with the pay.
To all of you out there that have been praying for us so diligently,
we greatly appreciate it. We know that we are here for a purpose and that we
have to seek God in all that we do. We know that with all that has happened
this week, we have made the right decision, and we have incredible peace that
only God can provide because of it. We are also very thankful for an incredible loving and caring community here that has supported us so much. We could not make it without them!
I will continue to seek work and do what I can to help
support us. Justin has some exciting prospects on the horizon, which may be
just what we need. Please keep those in your prayers as the details are worked
out.
We also have to come home in July for multiple reasons. We
are hoping that we can save the money to get there, because the company had
promised to help get us home, which will not be happening. We have to buy
tickets fairly soon in order to get them at a reasonable price. Please pray
that God will provide the funds to do so.
Also, if you are willing and able to provide us financial
support, please contact me at blythe.ure@gmail.com.
I will arrange a time to give you a call and talk to you about how you can
help. It looks like we will need $3,000.00 USD to get home in July and we will
need to purchase tickets in about a month to get them at that price. This has
been very unexpected and we are asking for support in whatever way you can
help.
We are believing that God will work everything together for
our good.
With Love,
Blythe
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