Dear Cornerstone Family,
There’s a Scripture verse that means more to me with every passing year: “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). I witnessed recently how this verse applies not only to twists and urns of my personal life, which is how I usually apply it, but to the life of the church.
Several weeks ago, we announced the hire of our new Office Administrator, Laura Sessions. We were so excited to see Laura put her tremendous gifts and talents to work in the area of church administration. But as the Lord would have it, Laura never joined our team. A couple of days before her start date, Laura called me with news. Between the time she accepted our employment offer and her actual start date, a dizzying number of significant family matters arose, causing Laura and her husband, Richie, to rethink the timing of Laura’s entrance into full time employment. As Laura put it to me, “As hard as it is to step away from this role, right now my family needs me more than I need this job.”
As you can imagine, we were disappointed that Laura wouldn’t be joining our team, but we completely understood. We reopened our search for an Office Administrator, and in fairly short order, the Lord directed our steps to Mrs. Robin Spychalski (pronounced Spy-houski). To help you get to know Robin, I asked her to pen a few lines and tell us about herself. Here’s what she wrote:
I was born in Ohio, but spent most of my childhood years in west Tennessee. I completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UT Memphis, Health Science Center in 1996, and I have practiced as an RN in Neonatal and Women’s health for 25 years.
I have lived in the middle Tennessee area since 1999 with my husband, Allen. We have been married 24 years and have two wonderful teenaged sons, Ryan and Evan. Ryan is now a freshman at Western Kentucky University studying Business Economics, and Evan is a junior at Grace Christian Academy with a love for music, writing and reading. My family and I are active members of Thompson Station Church and are involved in various volunteer roles.
Over the last year or more, and out of a desire to learn something new professionally, I began praying to the Lord and asking him for a new opportunity. I believe the Lord has opened that door with the position of Office Administrator for Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. My hope is that my years of experience serving and assisting others will transition very well in serving Pastor Nate, the leadership team, and you, the body of Christ at Cornerstone. I love the Lord and am so grateful to be serving Him in a new capacity!
Yes! We are grateful to God for providing Robin to serve in this way and look forward to seeing how she will be used to help us fulfill our vision, “To glorify God in the gospel as disciples who make disciples.”
Your servant,
