Well, okay, so this news won't be carried by the AP and it doesn't rock very many worlds, but it's pretty big for us. On Wednesday, Rob walked up the stairs to Maranatha and withdrew from seminary. He's been struggling for quite a bit with the workload and doing the family/school/work/church balancing act for an undetermined amount of years. We talked about his switching to the on-line Masters of English Bible program instead of Master's of Divinity, but that didn't seem right either. After much prayer, he decided that getting a master's degree is the right thing to do at the wrong time.
So, where do the Litwillers go from here? Rob will start looking around for a full-time Christian vocation. He would love to go back to teaching but other ministries interest him as well. We're just going to keep praying and looking for opportunites as they open up. We love living here in Watertown so it would be nice if we could stay put, but we're fine with moving if that's what the Lord wants.
I made Rob a cake last night that read: We're "proud" of you, dropout! (That's a little cake-wreckage homage to those that read the cake wreck blog.) I am proud of him. People are always telling us it takes courage and whatnot for Rob to be in school, but it took just as much courage, if not more, to quit. And to be man enough to know his limits. We're excited for what God has in store for us.
Oh, and he's already working on the goatee again :)
4 comments:
Wow!!! Well, I'll start praying that the Lord brings y'all our way, because I know that's His will for your lives. :-P
Prayers for you! I attempted a Master's once (online) and ended up dropping out, too (halfway through the semester when there was no money to be refunded to me, of course). I have not regretted that decision!
If you're interested in a ministry to people who can't go to church, we can hook you up. :-D
Rob will be praying for you and family, where the Lord wants you all to be.
I'm "proud" of you, to! (heh, heh)
Seriously, I know that must have been a tough decision. We'll pray that God confirms it was the right one in so many ways you can't help but shout Hallelujah!
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