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The Real World: St. Louis

In the fall of 2002, I moved to St. Louis, MO, to accept a new position as a Validation Specialist with KV Pharmaceutical Company. My work entails Facility, Utility, and Equipment Qualification and Validation. (Quite a mouthful; I perform testing, and gather and maintain documentation demonstrating that our facilities, equipment, and utilities that service them, are fit for their intended use, which FDA inspects/audits during their routine and pre-approval inspections.) My nearly two and a half years with the company have been a time of great opportunity, not only to learn a lot and to gain invaluable experience, but also to contribute to the company�s amazing success. We are in the process of moving in to two new, state-of-the-art facilities: one an expansion of an existing facility, and the other a brand-new facility.

Since I have been in St. Louis, I have also found a great church home. This area has several great churches � some of which I have had some experience with through Bible Bowl back in Junior High/High School � and after several months trying out a number of them, and on the advice of the Music Pastor at my former church in Kalamazoo, MI, I came to Destiny Church of St. Louis, where I have been attending regularly for about six months.

I have also been able to continue playing tennis since I�ve been in St. Louis. This year is my second in a September-May USTA league. I play 3-doubles (and 2-doubles on occasion) for a 3.5-flight team.

See how I'm doing: Stats and Standings Reports

(2005 - USTA/Missouri Valley Section - St. Louis District - 2005 USA Adult League - Men 3.5 Flight - Team Palmer)

As most of you might expect, I have also tried to stay involved politically. Even though I was working 50+ hours a week, with several 12- to 15-hour days, I found some time to volunteer for the Bush-Cheney '04 Missouri Campaign.

Destiny Church of St. Louis

I have been attending Destiny Church of St. Louis regularly since May/June 2004. Last fall, during the Wednesday night Life Groups, I took the Church Foundations class. Our class was small, but we developed into a pretty tight-knit group:

Foundations Circle of Friendship