Friends in High Places

"I have no friends in high places!” explained Olga to her friends. “Then, how will you get the job?” they wondered.

As a pharmacist, Olga had a responsible job in the drugstore where she worked. However, she wanted to advance in her profession, so when an opportunity for a new position opened, Olga applied, knowing that her chances of being accepted were slim.

In Olga's part of the world, you have to know the “right” people to get the promotions and positions that others yearn for. Olga did not know any of the “right” people; she had no friends in high places, except one. Years before she had committed her life to Jesus and had experienced His help in difficult times. He had provided for her in the past; she determined to trust Him to help her again.

When it came time to interview for the new position, she prayed, asking Jesus for help. During the interview she explained that she had taken computer courses. Upon learning of her computer skills, the director told Olga to quit her present job immediately and begin to work the very next day in the new position! For Olga this was a miracle—truly God's provision for her! The eLearning Center in Zaporozhye, set up by eDOT, had made the impossible possible for her. She would never have had the funds to pay for the quality computer courses that she needed to gain skills for a new position, and she would never have been promoted to a new position without those skills.

Classes at the Zaporozhye eLearning Center in Ukraine have been offered complimentary to the community for about three years. Olga found she didn't need friends in high places; Jesus, her Best Friend, had provided the skills she needed through the eLearning Center.