Walk Down This Mountain: October.

October.

Today, October 1st, marked the beginning of the month with a workload from hell. We now have 60+ volunteers each week who leave Sunday morning and arrive Sunday afternoon. On one hand it's exciting to have this many people (and the respective increase in our budget) to complete projects and serve more of our families, but mostly it's just exhausting--mentally, physically and emotionally. Today was made slightly better when one of my group leaders who recognized that I was having a stressful day (standard Monday) bought me some of the candy that I had listed as my favorite on my staff bio. It's raining a lot lately and we have 2 half completed roofs and crews that have been relocated to different indoor projects. Communication and organization is still a struggle for my staff but we're improving and I'm currently in the process of creating a massive excel file database of all of our applications so we can find good projects easier as we will need new ones in the coming weeks.

My church had their ASP Sunday yesterday and it was sad to not be a part of that and hear from the youth the things they experienced (no doubt the same things I experienced that drew me to this ministry 7 years ago). I find that I'm only not homesick because I don't have time to be. For now, I'm tired and happy, each morning seeming to find new energy without coffee!

"Cast your burdens upon the Lord and he will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken." Psalms 55:22

2 comments:

AnonymousOctober 2, 2012 at 7:36 PM
Hang in there! We are praying for you and your staff! It is hard, but just think, you could be studying for an exam!:)
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UnknownOctober 2, 2012 at 11:38 PM
Thanks dad, that is very true!
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