These last two weeks, since the ship arrived, have been
absolutely insane. What was supposed to
be four to six weeks of training, start-up, and preparation time for our
medical training programs became two.
Knowing that, and knowing me, you might think I’m stressed out, short
with people, snappy, and grouchy.
Nope. My heart is totally full, I’m relaxed and laughing and
absolutely amazed at all that has been accomplished in just two weeks. To God be all the glory.
It’s remarkable how, when we stop trying to control
everything, that we actually do get exactly what we need. I don’t know why this surprises me. I have a tendency to focus too much on tasks
and not enough on people when I’m stressed, but God whispered something to me
earlier this summer that has stuck with me – The tasks are important, but the people are more important. During that season it meant saying yes to
anyone who asked to meet with me and somehow I still managed to get all my work
done.
During this season it means giving my full attention to
whoever needs it at the moment – and a few times this week I had people
physically lined up waiting to speak to me, to ask for something or advice or help
or suggestions or clarity. My email was
out of control and some people on the other end of that had to wait a few hours
longer than maybe they would have in the past.
They all survived. And the person
in front of me felt supported and appreciated and got what they needed which
only encourages them to be even more amazing.
I worked long hours; everyone did, it’s just the nature of
this season. It won’t always be like
this. But I also connected deeply with friends and slept well and got through
the emails and kept up with my schoolwork.
It’s remarkable how, when we stop trying to control everything, that we
actually can have a lot of fun watching it play out. I’ve laughed myself into tears at least
twice.
Yesterday afternoon, (Friday), about 4:45 suddenly it was
like the whole busy long two weeks of demands and service suddenly hit me; I
was tired, I hit a wall. But it’s
remarkable again how he gives us just what we need; I had planned to go out
with a friend last night and not work late and that is exactly what my heart
needed in that moment. I also got notice
that my flight that was supposed to go early this morning to Tana was delayed
until this afternoon! SO I really could
enjoy a leisurely dinner with a dear friend without worrying about getting back
here, packing, and getting myself up and out early. Instead we took our time and then I slept so
well, woke up with a happy heart and plenty of time to read a little, write a
little, pack, and head up to Tana.
Exactly what I needed.
So I guess the point of all this rambling on is that God
does know what we need, if we can stop trying to control everything based on
what we think it should be.
SO I’m heading to Tana this week to run the first of twelve
courses up there and the Checklist team is heading out to run the first of
twenty courses across the country and I’ll definitely write more later on both
of those things. In the meantime, you
really should watch this video that so beautifully captures my heart and the
heart of this incredible organization for capacity building and training
programs.
xk
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