From Adventures in Odyssey to Compassion International

I have officially taken a new role with Compassion International and am very excited about this new journey. I am sad to be leaving Focus on the Family and my beloved Adventures in Odyssey, but after a lot of prayer and conversations with my family and trusted friends, Ashley and I know this to be the right choice for our family’s future. Yes, I love Adventures in Odyssey and my role as Odyssey Adventure Club producer has been a blessing, a dream job for sure. Focus on the Family and Adventures in Odyssey have given me so much, and I have met and worked with many amazing people. But the truth is, my family and our future as a family is always the focus of the decisions Ashley and I make, and this new role allows our family to have a lifestyle we’ve been wanting. I will be a Regional employee so I work from home, we can live anywhere in the US we want to (No COS friends we aren’t leaving), or work from anywhere in the US for extended periods of time. There will be travel that we can do as a family, and we look forward to this new chapter in our life. We often have to look back to see the amazing things God did or is doing in our lives or how He has been preparing us for something all along, this job is that sort of story. And in ways beyond my expectation he’s been confirming the decision was the right one. I’ve needed this, because I have been having a hard time of letting go (No I’m not breaking into a Disney song). Who wouldn’t have a hard time, being the OAC producer is an amazing job, an amazing opportunity. But I always try taking control, putting everything within my hands to craft what I want. I learned this last fall when it came to giving, and giving willingly and freely, that everything is better when you trust God and remain obedient to Him. So yes I am leaving an awesome job, but I feel strongly that God is taking our family to something greater. His plans are always better than ours.