Correctionville, Iowa

Let me tell you about Correctionville, Iowa. It is a little town of about 850 people located in the far west part of the state. Almost to Nebraska. Maple Park is bigger than Correctionville. Anyway. Let me tell you the story.

It all began on a Sunday afternoon in early May. My family and I had attended a cousins wedding in Yankton, South Dakota. There is a longer version to this, but I wanted it to be a blog post, not a novel! So after leaving Yankton heading home, we were on route 20 in western Iowa. My wife and daughter were asleep, and I needed to stop for something to drink and use the restroom. So I pull into a Casey's gas station. My wife wakes up enough to ask were we are at. I answer "ummmm, not sure." "Correctionville," is my answer. I go in and do what I need to do and get back on our way. Never thought anymore about that town on the way home.

A couple of days later my wife is looking at open churches in Illinois and Iowa. Guess what comes up as an open church? That's right, Correctionville. Now we have heard of it twice in less than a weeks time. Never heard of it before.

About a month later, a friend of my wife who lives in Sioux City Iowa, which is real close to Correctionville lists a house for sale in, you guessed it. Correctionville. So now this is three times in a month that God has brought this town to our attention. We were wondering, when does it go from a coincedence to a God instance? Was, is God calling us to Correctionville Iowa? Don't know for sure, but I thought I better be obidient and at least contact to district to inquire about this job. So I did.

They asked me to send my resume to them along with a letter of good standing from the Illinois district. Which I have done. I talked with the gentleman on the phone and he wanted me to go to the next step and send a hard copy of my resume to the actuall church. Which I have also done. So anyone who saw my post on facebook about it being in God's hands now, this is what it was about. If he wants to up and move, He will open the door. If not, He will close the door. It's all in His hands now! I'll just be patient and worship while I wait.