From: Tom Cook
To: Recipients
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 11:59 PM
Subject: Tom's prayer update - October 2010

Dear prayer friends,

Not much has changed since a month ago; I still need that 2nd P-T job and wisdom to "jive" with the vision of a new software product I'm building for possibly thousands of future customers who need what this software will do. (Our prime distributor is very eager to offer this to their clients.) So please do pray that the work (or an eager investor or two) will come my way, and for God's way of wisdom to be clear. The one P-T job (sign-spinning) is even a bit more fragile than before.

A couple of days after my last letter went out, I got a letter from a dear lady I've known for 25 years, mid-40s, married, and 2 sons now out of high school. I thought you might appreciate her encouragements by "looking over my shoulder" (with her permission).

----- Original Message -----
From: D. & D. K.
To: Tom Cook
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:51 PM
Subject: e-mail update and news

Hello Tom,

    As I was reading through your most recent update, I have to tell you that I felt deep sympathy for your situation (or empathy?) since the Lord has taught me quite painfully over the past 5 years some of the lessons you speak of, concerning my own job status. I KNOW that I am not a promotional or sales person by nature, but unfortunately I have been convinced in the past to work on my own in several businesses (Tupperware, most recently Classical Conversations, etc., etc.) which taught ME many things and blessed others, but did little to add to our family income. Well, thank the Lord for a faithful, patient and wise husband who listens, questions and discusses with me what the Lord is revealing in these circumstances. The end result is that I have discovered there are basically (gross generalization coming) 2 types of people in business: 1 ~ those driven, motivated and gifted to lead and provide vision and, 2 ~ those gifted in working in support of the vision of the person/people in charge. So, I have a husband gifted with motivation, vision and drive who has a successful business and then I am in the category of those providing the support for the people leading. To that end I have just recently begun an entry level job with ___ County public schools working as a receptionist at ___ High school. The area where I feel compassion for your situation is in the job hunt. It took me 60 applications over a period of 5 months, with 10 interviews to obtain 3 job offers in a field where I have quite a lot of recent experience/training and each of the jobs was basically entry level or just above that! I will be praying for you as you continue to seek the Lord's guidance and wait for His leading. Thanks for the updates, friend.

In His grace, D. K.
"Praise the Lord, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples!
For His lovingkindness is great toward us, And the
truth of the Lord is everlasting. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 117

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Cook
To: D. & D. K.
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: e-mail update and news