Career Workshop

Every 12 weeks we sponsor a one day Career Workshop for the next two batches of departing missionaries. For the past couple of years we have used the services of the Employment Center from Santiago Stake. We so appreciate the many wonderful volunteers who have helped us in the past.  Recently President Carlos wanted to turn our workshop over to one of our great senior couples and so this time Elder and Sister Gottfredson led the workshop. We had about 15 missionaries come to participate and all were engaged and enjoyed the day. They left feeling like it was well worth their time. The program has been designed by the church and is available to all adults throughout the world. Elder Gottfredson used the existing program and helped missionaries to see what valuable work skills they had acquired on their missions. He taught them how to market these skills when they are applying for a job.

Elder Rosal and Elder Bautista work together during one of the activities.

It's hard to believe that Sister Dhikao and Sister Villamor are going to be leaving us in the near future. Oh, how we love these sisters!

Sister Pulu and Sister Roncal are both leaving with our September batch. We can't bear to think of them being gone home!

Sister Montejo and Sister Adino practice sharing their "I am" statements with each other. These are two very powerful young women!

Sister Gottfredson was very impressed with Sister Certicio's ideas and goals.

Elder Schmidt and Elder Bean share their ideas and have some laughs along the way.

Elder Gottfredson is a master teacher and everyone learned so much from him.

The senior couples came and helped with mock interviews at the end of the day. After our graduation ceremony the missionaries headed back to give their all in the remaining days and weeks they have left as missionaries in the Philippines Cauyan Mission.
(Top: Elder Valdez, Bean, McGuffin, Griffin, Bautista, Schmidt, Rosal and Velez. Middle Row: Sister Dhikao, Villamor, Montejo, Certicio, Adino, Roncal and Pulu. Front: Sister and Elder Shaner, The Gottfredsons and the Carlos'. Not sure where the Lakers and the Mills were during picture taking time but they helped a well.

We have no doubt that these missionaries will be ready to take on the world when they return home. We are excited to see what lies ahead for them.