A Servant's Heart and Hands

It is rather rare to see Marilyn O'Brien, our administrative assistant, on a platform. Usually she is moving and working quietly behind the scenes - taking phone calls and making them, formatting documents and forms, handling correspondence, snacks, transportation and doing many other generally thankless tasks.
The truth is that we would not function without her and I, especially, am most grateful for the tireless effort she puts in.

Marilyn reading Scripture at Graduation

Marilyn is the only volunteer, besides me, who is at the Christian Women's Job Corps every day that we meet. She is usually the first one there and the last one to leave. She also spends time at home working on her computer to make sure everything that we use from name tags, to notebooks, to thank you notes has the most professional look. Marilyn is a living example of Colossians 3:23: "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men."

When we are not in session, Marilyn is still working. At this time she is meeting weekly with Larry Mills and me to create a single set of application and interview forms that will be used by both the Christian Women's Job Corps and the Christian Men's Job Corps.

Although Marilyn will not have to be available in the evenings when CMJC begins, she will be serving as the administrative assistant for both CMJC and CWJC. But before the next session begins, you will find her helping with volunteer recruitment, volunteer training, and preparation of all those things that go into it.

When you thank the Lord for Christian Job Corps of Amarillo, thank Him for Marilyn O'Brien too.