Police Officer Training = Jacob's back in School!

After a LOT of thoughts and prayers, Jake and I have decided on a career change for him from a WesternLine Builders contractor to a Police Officer. Jake has always wanted to be a cop however its just simply never been a possibility until now. So, after undergoing and passing all of the 'normal cop' physical, psychological and academic testing plus a very thorough background check, Jake was accepted into the Lake Region College Police Academy. The Academy is located in Devil's Lake which is 3-4hrs north of us. Although the separation while he dorms up there is hard for both of us to deal with, we both believe that this is a door that the Lord has opened for us through which He is certainly growing both of us closer to Him through. Thus far, Jake's studies are going well and its always exciting to hear what he is learning about.

Jake's classes go from 6:30AM to 5:30PM with a night class every other night that is from 6:30-9:30. Needless to say, he has been pretty busy. This past weekend he visited for the first time since he started school and was able to show me some of the physical tactics that he learned last week (ouch!). This week he will under-go SWAT training during which (at some point in time) we will get to be maced. As you can imagine training to be a cop has its ups and downs. :)

We would continue covet your prayers as Jake continues in his training and for us as we are separated during this time. Lord willing, Jake will graduate in the middle of December. Going through this academy pretty much ensures that he should get  a police job and start it in January/February. However all of these details are still yet to be played out. :)