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Well - some of you may remember that apart from photographing weddings I also work for a German company named Faber-Castell. I have been there 17 years and am currently the State Manager for Western Australia.
As the wedding business has grown it has been harder and harder to find the time to fit both things in my life and still sleep at night. I have 27 weddings booked for 2010 so far - the most I have ever had in advance. My life is starting to look kind of crazy.
Early in November I was offered a job as a Pastor at my local church 3 days a week (not running the whole show - just part of a team). After praying about it with my family we have decided to take on the job. This will free up two days a week to work on the business and mean less stress and more sleep
It will also mean I will be doing the two things I love:
My faith and my photography. This is like a once in a lifetime chance to work my dream job and I am so excited about it.
My first week at the church starts in the third week of January - after we come back from the Philippines.
Here is a link to our church if anyone is interested in checking it out.
http://www.victorylifecentre.com.au/
Blessings,
Chris
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Congratulations! This is truly wonderful news. (I am so jealous...)
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Those are wonderful news Chris... I am very happy for you...
All the best in this new career...
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Wonderful Chris - great of you to take the "leap of faith" so to speak.
Awesome that you can make your passions full time now...
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That's brilliant news for you Chris. I know you'll be great at it.
Congratulations!
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Congratulations.
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Congratulations Chris, I wish you all the best in your new career.
Blessing and Happiness,
with my love,
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Best wishes Rev. ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
You will probably shoot me down in flames now, and say they don't call pastor's Rev. ![Tongue Tongue](https://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif) See if I care.
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Congratulations!! What a great start into this still fresh new year!
I wish you all the best in you new and your not so new career, I have great confidence that you will
be doing a wonderful job.
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Wise choice. I wish you well.
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Congratulations. It's quite something to be able to combine such excellent opportunities.
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Thanks Everyone - start the new job on Monday. Quite excited actually
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Wedding Shooter Wrote:Thanks Everyone - start the new job on Monday. Quite excited actually ![Smile Smile](https://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif) you are welcome Chris, this is so nice, I mean to be excited, these are all so nice. Good Luck, and I noticed now this Faber Castell ![Smile Smile](https://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif) I think we all have something on our desk/in our life of this company! I love Faber products...
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Hi Nia - Very big in Europe as they are a German company. Infact they have a partnership with a large Turkish company named Adel. Have you heard of them?
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Wedding Shooter Wrote:Hi Nia - Very big in Europe as they are a German company. Infact they have a partnership with a large Turkish company named Adel. Have you heard of them? Hi Chris, yes, I know Adel (1969), they made us to meet with Faber; Faber is a great company too, from 1761...
http://www.adel.com.tr/
My son's, all his projects (in architecture) were done by all Faber products, even for me too, for my paintings,... and I am an old mind ![Smile Smile](https://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif) still I write on paper all my literature works with pencil... Faber is in our life. I noticed this when I read you.
Thank you,
Have a nice day and nice weekend,
with my love,
nia
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