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The Real World: Kalamazoo
After graduation from college, I accepted a job offer in Kalamazoo, MI, where I worked as an engineer in the Pharmaceutical controls and Computer System Validation industry. As I began to adjust to my new home, city, and state, I slowly started to get involved. My first venture outside of work was participation with the Kalamazoo Civic Theater.
I also found a church home - the Kalamazoo Valley Family Church. I took the "Get a Grip on the Basics" class, which is a precursor to membership. The church also started a Young Adult / 20-something group, called NFocus.
NFocus
(The following is woefully outdated. I may or may not ever update it...)
Kurt and Kathy are the pastors in charge of NFocus. They are a great couple, and have a
real calling for our age group. Of particular interest to me, they spent time in
Guatemala as missionaries. Kathy is also once again pregnant - congratulations!
Tako and Jen are lay leaders in charge of NFocus planning and activities. They also are a
great couple that we all look up to. Jen and Tako are originally from South Africa.
Brett is one of the first guys I met in the group. He has a theater degree from Western,
and, until recently, worked for Borgess. He plays bass guitar in the worship band, and
also plays in another band, Under the Son. We are both coffee nerds and computer geeks.
I met Scott just a little over a month ago, and already consider him to be one of my good
friends. He currently owns his own construction company, but may very soon be going back
to school, either to continue his previous English degree work, or to pursue something else.
Scott has a dream of starting a skateboard ministry among the Kalamazoo youth.
I met Brian right before the now-famous Eli concert, and really got a chance to know him
that night; we have been good friends ever since. He is a science and social studies
teacher at the middle school level, and is also my new tennis partner.
Cosmas is a really cool guy, and a good friend. He is originally from Kenya, and is one of
the most God-loving, Word-quoting, power-praying guys I know. He, along with is sister Irene,
is a student at Western; he is studying Information Systems.
Aren't they cute together? Andi is a fellow engineer, and Connie is still in school (Western).
I met them both when I started going to KVFC, and love both of them.
I met Angie a little over a month ago, and already consider her to be a very dear friend.
She works in Occupational Therapy, and has a neat little apartment that I got to help paint.
I met Mark and KarieJo only a few weeks ago. Can you tell that they're engaged? They're both
great, and I look forward to getting to know them better.
Beth is also a student at Western. I don't know her that well yet, but she's also a lot of
fun.
Andy is a student at KVCC, and is the youngest one of the group. He's a lot of fun
to hang out with.
Tim and T-Rex have been dating for a while now, and I *think*, maybe, they met through
NFocus. Tim is big into mountain biking, and is interested in going down to Indiana for my
fraternity's Mountain Bike Challenge. The two of them are helping organize NFocus services.
I met Dawn right around the time Erica and I broke up, and in the past few weeks, have
had a chance to really get to know her. Already, she's become a close friend.
Alexis is one of the first people I met at the church. She is a great person, and a lot of
fun to hang out with. She is currently in Florida for school, but will be back up here
with us in November.
Early Years Links:
Town and Country Christian Church
Bible Bowl
North American Christian Convention
Shelbyville High School
College Years Links:
World Gospel Church
Maryland Community Church
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Cornerstone Controls
TRL: Kalamazoo Links:
Kalamazoo Valley Family Church
Performance Automation and Controls
TRL: St. Louis Links:
Destiny Church of St. Louis
KV Pharmaceutical Company
USTA Missouri Valley
