Jeffrey C. Long

Wanted to let all of you know who have been helping me, praying for me and been concerned for my job search know that this morning I accepted the position of K-6th music teacher at Homedale Idaho. I am very excited. I hadn’t really imagined myself as a music teacher because though I have experience, I have neither a music major, minor or endorsement which are normally needed. But the more I thought about exciting young students about music the more I wanted this job. I actually was driving to Ephrata for an interview with for an afterschool program in Warden when I got an afterhour phone call from the principal while my cell phone was in roam. I didn’t recognize the number as Homedale so I didn’t answer the call and didn’t know it was the principal until I was in Lagrande at 8:30pm. She called me this morning at 8:15pm.

Thank you to all of you for your help, for your prayers and your concern. This long road has ended and now we begin another long road. I will be living apart from my family for the next 9 months. It will be a 3 hour drive from them which I plan to make ever other week if we can afford it. This will not be an easy life for any of us but it means my family’s needs will be taken care of.