leaning heavily on him

It has been alot harder to find a job than i thought, but then again I haven't looked as hard as i should have though... Tuesday is going to be "print off a billion copies of my resume and blanket Seattle with my information" so hopefully a job will come from that. That's all I have right now. I'm on the go. not feeling very creative at the moment. I'll write more tomorrow.

2 weeks down. alot to go. alot to do.

If you have never driven across the country then you are missing out. This is a beautiful country that we get to live in. The physical journey was a piece of cake in comparison to the spiritual journey that i'm on now. God is showing me things about myself that I didn't even know. When I trust in him, I can get alot of things accomplished, I'm at peace, and I have purpose and identity in Him.

One of the reasons I felt called to come here and work for Jeff is the calling on his heart that God put there. As artists, no matter the kind, writer, painter, musician, we tend to put our identity into what we create. Instead of using the gifts that God has given through creative venues to point to him, we point to ourselves. It reminds me of a sermon from Pastor Bryan Lorritts, He was talking about when you're on a road trip and you see the signs that tell you what fast food places are off the next exits, you don't stop to chew on the sign. That's all we as christians are called to do. Point to God, not to ourselves. He's the Author and Creator of the Universe and he loves us. We serve a good God and that is exciting.

Here in Seattle, sure I have some friends and a great church home, but God is working on me and letting me know that all i need is Him. So I am left to trust him with my life. I go through times of panic/nervousness/anxiety with that but on the flip side I get a taste of the peace that passes all understanding that comes from only Him. It's comforting knowing that He loves me and I get excited when I look at my life and the lives of everyone I know and see what all he's done for us. I feel genuine joy.

The Downtown Campus of Mars Hill is going on a churchwide retreat at Suncadia. I'm going. I have no idea what it's gonna be like, but everyone seems excited about it, so it should be fun!

I still don't have a job just yet, but to be honest I haven't looked that hard. I'm still wrapping my mind around what all I'll be doing with Jeff, and since Hernando United Methodist was so overly gracious to provide me with some much needed extra support I'm able to take my time finding a paying job. Thanks again for all the prayers and thoughts. I've been pretty busy the past week or so, it's been nice. until next week! au revoir!

thanks

so i decided to break this up into a couple of posts, first off i'm going to thanks lots of folks... so here goes.

1. God- for creating such an amazingly beautiful country for me to drive accross and getting me to Seattle safely.

2. Mom&Dad- ya'll raised me to pursue God. without that i'd probably be sitting in midtown memphis right now picking my butt and complaining about how bored I am.

3. Gran and Grandpa- for showing my mom how to raise a kid. For buying me a GPS, and for being some pretty great grandparents.

3. All the people that graciously hosted me along the way:
-Megan Jones and co. (Denton, TX)
-Kendi Sparks (Austin, TX)
-Helen Stevens (Farmington, NM)
-John and Barb Feth (Phoenix, AR)
-Army Feth (Los Angeles, CA)
-Aero Feth (San Francisco, CA)
-Lance Moore (Seattle, WA)

4. Megan Jones again for adopting and loving Lucie!! so glad she has a good home and other dog friends to play with.

5. Caleb Sparks- for unrelentingly pushing me to go to Seattle, and for being so incredibly handsome.

6. USA- for having so many awesome national and state parks.

7. Shell Gasoline- for having gas stations all over the place

8. Andrew Guerieri- for the best friend a guy could ask for and for making me 6 awesome CDs to drive to.

9. All the people that said or are saying prayers for me.

Thanks to everyone and stay tuned for some more creative writing about the whole concept of 'the journey' and how God is revealing himself to me every second of every day.

this is my job description

Sam Hatch
Integrated Arts Intern /Downtown Campus
Qualifications:
• Fulfill the duties required of MH church members as outlined in the membership covenant
• Fulfill the duties of a deacon as taught in the Scriptures
• Discretion, perseverance, patience, and a sense of humor
• Professional-level skills and experience in people, business, and leadership
• Flexibility: should anticipate and enjoy a rapidly changing environment requiring frequent adjustment of job roles and duties

Knowledge and Skills
• Efficient and Proactive dependability
• Knowledge of general campus duties and protocol
• Multi-tasking, time management, organizational, attention to detail and prioritizing skills
• Ability to handle sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality regarding church and counseling information
• Ability to work with and maintain positive, loyal relationships with others
• Ability to maintain professionalism attitude and emotional stability when dealing with difficult or stressful
situations

JOB DESCRIPTION/DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications
• Maintain communications/promotions information between Integrated Arts Director and Leads
• Communicate with website admin to keep content updated with things pertaining to Integrated Arts
• Assist and manage specific projects using various social media and work flow tools
• Assist in coordinating campus marketing, promotions, and publications that pertain to Integrated Arts
General Administration Assistance
• Maintaining efficient file and report system
• Organize notes and information from meetings and events
• Assist on building systems to connect people and get them plugged in to the arts
• Assistance with e-mail response and communication
• Assist Integrated Arts Director with many miscellaneous tasks
Events, Projects

o Help coordinate event details with appropriate people as needed
o Assist with event setup/teardown as needed o Responsible for coordinating various projects as needed
o Assist in facility maintenance coordination
o Promotion of events via social media and various other tools as needed
Study
o Complete Discipleship assignments
o Research assistance as needed
o Regular One on One meetings with Integrated Arts Director

Schedule: Thursday & Sunday required: various other times as needed Hours: 20-30
*must be available for misc. special events, church meetings, etc. as needed Benefits: Serving Jesus and his mission Downtown. Being a part o
g movement of God

i promise to be better with this thing..

I am sitting in the office of Mars Hill Downtown and I'm getting settled in. I promise a more in depth post about the whole drive across the country and things I learned and a lengthy list of thank you to people that helped in one way or another. stay tuned. if i don't get it done tonight i will most definitely do it tomorrow. thanks for the prayers...