So the adventure begins..
Ray began applying for biomedical technician positions last year. He applied for so many, we've lost count! When he applied with the Banner Health Care System it was for 8 positions. 7 in Arizona and 1 in Alaska. He joked at the time that Fairbanks would be the one calling.
And they did. Just a couple of weeks later. Two interviews, countless hours searching the internet for anything and everything on Fairbanks, and endless questions answered by a very patient HR recruiter...and we made the very difficult decision to go. It was the only offer on the table by the contract signing deadline. We had no real reason not to give it a try.
Yes, Fairbanks. As in Alaska--"the last frontier" of our great nation. The "Golden Heart" city. The land of the midnight sun and -50 degree weather?!
Now we both have sensed a calling of some sort for some time. Unbeknownst to us at the time, we began preparing for this adventure in 2004/2005 when we decided to take part in a Lay Leadership course offered through Mission Presbytery. We followed that by taking Perspectives On the World Christian Movement course offered at First Presbyterian Church in 2006. In between, I served on the team that went to the Dominican Republic (La Meseta) in '04 and we both went to St. Petersburg, Russia in '06. We've also been blessed to have taken part in numerous trips to Acuna, Mexico.
For a couple of years, our friend--Trent Timberlake--invited us to join him on the mission to St. Petersburg. I resisted. "I don't do snow. I'm not a cold-weather gal," I said. The weather couldn't have cooperated any better in StP. We only saw snow on the ride to the airport, the morning we departed.
Guess God's making up for all the lack of snow in my life.
Stay tuned..
Ray began applying for biomedical technician positions last year. He applied for so many, we've lost count! When he applied with the Banner Health Care System it was for 8 positions. 7 in Arizona and 1 in Alaska. He joked at the time that Fairbanks would be the one calling.
And they did. Just a couple of weeks later. Two interviews, countless hours searching the internet for anything and everything on Fairbanks, and endless questions answered by a very patient HR recruiter...and we made the very difficult decision to go. It was the only offer on the table by the contract signing deadline. We had no real reason not to give it a try.
Yes, Fairbanks. As in Alaska--"the last frontier" of our great nation. The "Golden Heart" city. The land of the midnight sun and -50 degree weather?!
Now we both have sensed a calling of some sort for some time. Unbeknownst to us at the time, we began preparing for this adventure in 2004/2005 when we decided to take part in a Lay Leadership course offered through Mission Presbytery. We followed that by taking Perspectives On the World Christian Movement course offered at First Presbyterian Church in 2006. In between, I served on the team that went to the Dominican Republic (La Meseta) in '04 and we both went to St. Petersburg, Russia in '06. We've also been blessed to have taken part in numerous trips to Acuna, Mexico.
For a couple of years, our friend--Trent Timberlake--invited us to join him on the mission to St. Petersburg. I resisted. "I don't do snow. I'm not a cold-weather gal," I said. The weather couldn't have cooperated any better in StP. We only saw snow on the ride to the airport, the morning we departed.
Guess God's making up for all the lack of snow in my life.
Stay tuned..
Peace, Yvonne
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Get through this first winter of darkness and I think you will love Alaska!
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