4. Say YES to adventure.
This is
nothing new. If you know me, you know I’m an adventurer at heart. I mean, look
at what I do, where I live! But a friend said something to me last summer that
I’ll never forget, when I was trying to decide, at the last minute, to run a
200-mile relay race. He said – “You’ll never regret shared adventures with
friends”. And I wholeheartedly believe it to be true. I said yes to that
adventure and it was incredible. I want to continue to face new things,
adventures, and life changes with this mentality.
Well, I’ve just said yes to another adventure... Glad to know I'm keeping my un-resolutions!
Beginning this summer I’ll be transitioning out of my job as
HR Facilitator on board the Africa Mercy and will be joining the Hospital team
as Hospital Projects Manager. It was a
crazy week this last week, I went from ‘yes’ to ‘no’ to ‘yes’ and was faced
with some tough questions and even tougher answers. But at the end of it all, I know with 100%
certainty that this is why I am here.
It’s a big job; much bigger than me. I’ll be managing the new healthcare education
initiatives, conferences, trainee programs, and maintaining relationships with
the department of health and other NGO’s in Congo. (Or something like that… :)) It feels huge and I feel completely
inadequate; but as a dear friend reminded me, that’s exactly where I need to be,
because that’s where I know it’s not about me and my skills and strengths but
about God and what He’s called me to do and be.
The most awesome thing? This isn’t just a new job that I’ve agreed
to. As I was looking at the team of people
I will be working with, I realized I would call every single one of them a
friend. Some are very dear friends, some
I’ve only just had one or two positive interactions with; but I can see how
this last four months has been preparing me for this next step. This time has been integral for getting to know
these people, so that now it’s not just another job with new coworkers, what I’ve
agreed to is really a shared adventure with friends. These people are incredible, amazing
adventurers like me who are just choosing to put one foot in front of the other
and glorify God to the best of their abilities, whatever that looks like. I
fully believe I’ll never regret saying yes, and I’m honored I get to embark on
this adventure with such an awesome team.
It’s all come up in just the last two weeks. I stumbled through the deciding process, and
I realized there was no right or wrong answer; only the question of what will
draw me closer to the heart of God and the purposes for which I was
created. I sought the counsel of wise
friends and mentors, people who know me well and can look past the emotions and
to the realities of what each option presents.
The beauty of choice, however, is that it’s ultimately mine to
make. Though the week was filled with
both fear and excitement, nervousness, apprehension, and every other similar
feeling… when the word ‘yes’ finally slipped off my tongue, only peace
remained. And for that, I am grateful.
A huge thank you shout to everyone who has walked with me
and helped me through this last few weeks! And I will miss you, HR team… thanks
for being awesome. :)
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