We have a Vicarage first – a Ministry Trainee recruited through The Vicar’s Wife! Our newest attic dweller moves in this coming Saturday after a whistle stop application-interview-appointment process following my blogpost advertising the vacancy only a couple of weeks ago. The children’s worker at our new lodger’s home church is a reader of the blog and when she saw the ad, pointed him in our direction. It will be great to have a full house again and we are looking forward to getting to know BytheSea (as the Joker has titled him) in the coming weeks. We are grateful to God for such a swift answer to prayer.
All full in the Vicarage attic
The Vicar's Wife 
Congratulations! I came across your blog and I’m really enjoying it. It’s good to see your blog used to bring people into ministry. I pray that your new trainee gets what he needs and that he’s a blessing to your house!
-Peter from the Bridge
so you now have no room at the inn!
God moves in exciting ways – may BytheSea be a blessing to your home, your church and to him.
Amazing how you can get the safeguarding stuff done so quickly. It takes longer than two weeks down here.
Ha! He’s not been let loose alone yet, so we’re waiting for the forms to go through. He is already in possession of six existing ones in date, mind…
Thanks all for your encouragements 🙂
I’m looking for such a trainee position and I’ve got to say… your blog is better at advertising than most dioceses and churches!