Our first day at UTD, standing in Chess Plaza, one of the iconic locations on campus!
Once we returned from England, we thought we would be settling into a normal summer, but God had other plans. As of late June, we accepted new positions with the UT Dallas BSM and moved July 16 to Richardson, TX.
Right before we le for England, we learned that the BSM director at UT Dallas was stepping down due to her husband getting a job out of state. Before we moved to Houston, Mark was the part-time BSM associate director at UT Dallas while he was attending seminary, and this school has always had a special place in our hearts. We always said that if the BSM job became available, then we would ask the Lord if it was time to apply.
We just thought that would be about 5 more years down the road, if at all. Initially, Mark was not interested in a change as he has loved his time at HBU. But a few days later, he felt the Lord say we needed to put all options on the table and let the Lord lead and guide us. So we sent in our resumes the day before we le for England out of obedience.
A few days before we nished our mission trip in England, the state BSM o ce emailed Mark saying they wanted him to interview for the job. We went to Dallas a couple of days a er returning from England. The state staff seemed to think Mark would be a good t, and Mark loved the vision they had for the campus and area.
A week later, the state o ce called Mark and said they wanted to move forward with us. On June 15, we went through the final interview rounds, and at the end of the day, they offered us the job!
As we have sought the Lord in this journey, He has brought confirmation that this is the next journey for us. We are thrilled that we will get to work on the same campus. And I’m so excited as there are 8,000 international students at UTD (It’s now the Texas school with the most international students!).
We now are in the midst of a house hunt and are living with friends until we find our own place. We would love your prayers for finding a house where we can host lots of college gatherings! We are trusting that God will lead us to the place that is right for us.
If you are up in the Dallas area at any point, give us a call. We’d love to show you around UTD!