I started off this morning with a three hour chemistry lab that ended up not being too bad and I actually enjoyed it. I went to my second and third class without incident and then walked from my last class to my meeting with our campus emergency manager. Prayers were coming out of my mouth left and right. "Jesus, I really want to be able to have EMT opportunities in this community and I know I can make a difference. Please, in your will, let all of this work out." I sat down and talked to her about my FEMA legacy project ideas, the campus CERT team, and about my EMT certification. Regarding my EMT, she didn't have a whole lot to say. She said she only knew of Norman Regional Hospital and the Norman Fire Department which she said she would give me contact information to, but it didn't sound promising. I left her office feeling saddness in my heart, because I kept thinking, "Maybe EMT isn't for me here. Should I look at other options? Should I move back to Iowa?"
I then went to my next meeting at the National Weather Center with a forecasting group called the Oklahoma Weather Lab (OWL). As the head of the school of meteorology was talking about his controbutions in meteorology and projects being worked on, I made a final determination on my career path. Meteorology is not going to be for me (not news to anyone). I do like forecasting and I do like watching storms, but that's where the line stops.
Our meeting ran late and I had to hurry to my third meeting of the night. (Does this seem like high school senior year revisited?) I arrived at the OU CERT team meeting just in time and they started to talk about some programs that were going to be coming in the next few weeks. There was also an OU police officer there to explain a few things about some of these programs/events. One of these events was going to be a stretcher team helping the on-site paramedics with the Saturday football game here at OU. After the meeting, I went up to the officer to introduce myself and talk about any EMT opportunities he knew of. And by the grace of God the doors flew open!!
This officer, named John, told me that with being EMT certified and already CERT trained, I would most definitely be on the top of the list to help with the stretcher team on Saturday. He then went on to tell me that Norman Regional Hospital hires part-time and full-time BLS staff (a.k.a. me) to do non-emergency transports and other stuff with the hospital as a job. THANK YOU LORD JESUS!!!!! After talking on a more personal level for a while, he offered to personally introduce me to the hospital emergency medical services administration personel who would be at the game Saturday.
So not only will I (most likely) get into the football game for FREE and work on the field, I will (most likely) have a job in the next few weeks that I absolutely love doing!!!! Just when I was beginning to doubt my possibilities here, the doors completely opened up and God's light shone through!!
Philippians 4:13 "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."
Amen Brothas!!!!!!!!!
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