{"id":2418,"date":"2015-08-23T07:20:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T14:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mike.peay.us\/blog\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2015-08-23T07:16:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T14:16:46","slug":"starting-a-new-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mike.peay.us\/blog\/archives\/2418","title":{"rendered":"Starting a new chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since my life-changing event back in March<\/a>, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many different people and learn about several organizations, each one different from the others. I have also\u00c2\u00a0spent a significant amount of time\u00c2\u00a0determining who I am professionally (my strengths, weaknesses, and motivations). That combined with my belief that technology can truly make a difference in people’s lives and it has helped direct my search.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Through a most interesting series of events that I’m unable to adequately explain here, I learned of an opportunity at Edify<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0which is a very special non-profit organization that is best summarized from the\u00c2\u00a0website: “To improve and to expand sustainable, affordable Christ-centered\u00c2\u00a0education in the developing world.” They achieve that by supporting private schools through small loans, training, and technology. To date, they have partnered with over 1,600 schools and have impacted the lives of over 300,000 students.<\/p>\n

After many conversations it became more and more clear that there was a unique match between their needs and my background and skills. I’m happy and proud to say that they have invited me to join with them in their work and start tomorrow as their Vice President of Information Technology. I cannot convey how excited I am for this opportunity and look forward to making an impact in ways I surely couldn’t have previously imagined.<\/p>\n

Having the Summer off to enjoy my family was a significant blessing. In light of having just taken my oldest child off to college<\/a> for the first time yesterday, it all couldn’t have worked out better. Yet another sign that the Lord’s plans are the best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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