Reflections 2010

Teaching

Teaching has rewards that are rarely seen through the eyes of a student. I realized that I often need to express God’s love to kids who look up to me. I enjoy knowing that through my walk with God, some of my students could potentially find him. I never expected to find a strong joy in teaching or to discover so strongly that teaching allows me to live out my gifts.

On my last day of shadowing, one shy little girl gave me a hug and soft kiss with the message, “Good-bye. I love you.” With that one kiss, I felt the sheer bliss that made a job I never expected to enjoy one that I will consider for a career. —Kate shadowed an elementary school teacher

Sports Information

God has given me a great gift in the ability to communicate. Reflecting on the week, I see three things about entering a career in sports information that would suit my lifestyle well: 1) it would combine the two manmade things I love the most: sports and information; 2) a schedule that is regular but maintains abnormal hours, and 3) the need to retrieve seemingly minute, irrelevant information at a moment’s notice. —Tony shadowed the sports information director at Goshen College

Pharmacology

Going into the week, I was seriously questioning whether this was the profession God wanted for me as I had been declined acceptance into pharmacy programs at two colleges. However, I definitely felt God at work on my future. On the second day I was offered the possibility of a summer job, and on the third evening I learned of a new pharmacy program that was willing to give me money to attend! This is when I knew God had opened a huge door for me, right when I was doubting what I was supposed to do. I realized again that God works on his own time and he will make it happen; I just need to be patient. A few weeks later I was accepted into Duquesne University’s Mylan School of Pharmacy—Sydney shadowed at CVS Pharmacy.

Bicycle Repair

“I think God is helping me see that I don’t need a lot of money to be happy, but to find something I’m passionate about. This job seemed like a good fit, though I would need to grow as a sales person. I like working with my hands. I appreciated the sense of accomplishment from completing an overhaul of a bike. It really did feel like I had completed a work of art. I also learned that in running a business there is no room for cutting corners. ” —John shadowed at Family Bicycle Center

Nursing

I learned that nursing is more complicated than it looks. However, I’m excited that I can make a real difference. I think God wants me not only to be a nurse, but to become fluent in Spanish so I can serve Spanish-speaking people too. This week helped me feel more confident to major in a subject in which I had no prior experience. —Marissa shadowed several nurses in the emergency department of Goshen General Hospital.