Time for a change

After a pretty rough month I can finally write about what was going on in my life.

For the last month I have been looking for a new job. It was a myriad of reasons that helped me make the decision, but it had to be made.

I sent applications to a lot of places,everywhere from BAT to a motor parts company. 

My friend Heino told me to send my cv to his boss at WSquared cycling, and I duly did this.

Shortly afterwards Johann from WSquared replied saying he'd like to meet me when he get's back from Germany and will make contact with me. Great. In the meantime I went for more interviews, sent more applications and even progressed to a second round interview at a company that sells brakes and clutches for cars and trucks. I had a bit of interest shown in me by recruiters, but not a lot of fireworks. It was a nervous time. Faith building stuff.

So the day dawned for the interview with Johann. I was pretty nervous, but also had a church camp that I was organising with Alicia and another interview later that day on my mind. but in all honesty, the interview went pretty well. We talked about his plans for his business, the industry, where he saw me fit in with his business and what he needed. And we drank decent coffee. Bonus! I was really excited when I got to Alicia afterwards. 

Then it was church camp time. Epic weekend. In between amazing devotionals and a lot of good food we had time for a leisurely siesta in my hammock, watching the Stormers semi final heartbreak and even raided a neighbouring dorm room with crackers, pillows and some flour. At 2AM. good clean fun. All the while with thoughts in the back of my head that I wanted to work for WSquared cycling. 

But by sunday night I was paced. Tired to say the least. At one point in the evening church service I just told the Lord that I can't take the stress anymore. That He knew my heart, where I wanted to be and where He would have me in His calling and that I would submit and go wherever He wanted me to. And I left it there.

Directly after the service I got a sms from Johann saying that he is sending me an offer. Alicia and I freaked out. so we laughed, cried, prayed, phoned my parents and freaked out some more.

A bit later the offer came through. And it was the amount that I had in my head, and trusted the Lord for. I freaked out some more

The monday morning I accepted the offer. From 1 September I'll be a Business Developer at WSquared Cycling. WSquared imports BMC, Ellsworth, Catlike and Tune. 

So this has been a really blessed ending to a rough time. The Lord really pulled through, and I can't wait to embark on this journey.

In all this my parents and my girlfriend has been really amazing. Very supportive and I really want to honour them for that. Thanks guys. I love all of you.

Best of it all is not that I'll be working in the cycling industry, in a direction that really intrigues me. No, I'll swap that one time to ensure that my relationship with the Lord does not waver to below where it is at right now. You really grow faith when you trust the Lord for something crucial, and I had to walk on water a couple of times. But I am glad that I did.

See you on the trails everyone, my friend Werner just got himself a very pretty Ibis Mojo, the decent thing to do would be to join him for a ride.And who am I to disappoint a friend like him.

Peace love and understanding.

Philip