A Brief Update
Greetings from sunny Ensenada, Mexico!
It has been far too long since my last update. I apologize.
This past year I staffed a Discipleship Training School (DTS) and outreach to Brazil. It was a wonderful time and a great learning experience. Being back in Brazil was such a confirming time. It was fantastic getting to see the country that I am so passionate for once again. Getting to be back in the country truly cemented the fact that I am connected with Brazil somehow. Whether it be continuing to bring outreaches there, working there for a time, or living there long term, my future is connected to Brazil.
Alongside the outreach came some challenges. Particularly in my leadership and communication. I realized that while under stress, my communication and leadership becomes much more harsh and indirect than I intend. While this outreach was good and full of growth, it was also very challenging having to admit a large fault and see where I made mistakes. I learned a lot about how I lead and handle stress, and hopefully through these missteps I can adapt for the future and the next outreach or school.
Growth is a weird thing. We clamor and shout that we want to grow and ask God to help us grow. And then when we have opportunities that show how we can grow, our pride rejects it and finds way to twist it. These past few months I have been overly harsh on myself with how the school/outreach went. I constantly overplay my mistakes and underplay my strengths. And instead of looking at how I communicated poorly or lead poorly and what I could change I constantly harp myself for where I went wrong and how I failed. I have been praying and working this past week to start preparing myself for the next school, so that hopefully, I will be a better leader and friend to the students.
Since getting back from visiting my family over the summer I have been mainly working in the kitchen on base. I have been in a quasi-manager role helping make the schedule and maintaining the kitchen. It has been a fantastic time getting to slow things down a little bit and get prepared for my next step! Starting in January I will be transitioning to staff training for the January DTS! I am very excited to be staffing the school again next year and look forward to what challenges God has for me.
I apologize once again for the lateness of my updates. I strive to be a better person to support and am looking at making many changes within my life to better myself. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and as always feel free to ask me questions about what I do or where I'm at! God Bless
It has been far too long since my last update. I apologize.
This past year I staffed a Discipleship Training School (DTS) and outreach to Brazil. It was a wonderful time and a great learning experience. Being back in Brazil was such a confirming time. It was fantastic getting to see the country that I am so passionate for once again. Getting to be back in the country truly cemented the fact that I am connected with Brazil somehow. Whether it be continuing to bring outreaches there, working there for a time, or living there long term, my future is connected to Brazil.
Alongside the outreach came some challenges. Particularly in my leadership and communication. I realized that while under stress, my communication and leadership becomes much more harsh and indirect than I intend. While this outreach was good and full of growth, it was also very challenging having to admit a large fault and see where I made mistakes. I learned a lot about how I lead and handle stress, and hopefully through these missteps I can adapt for the future and the next outreach or school.
Growth is a weird thing. We clamor and shout that we want to grow and ask God to help us grow. And then when we have opportunities that show how we can grow, our pride rejects it and finds way to twist it. These past few months I have been overly harsh on myself with how the school/outreach went. I constantly overplay my mistakes and underplay my strengths. And instead of looking at how I communicated poorly or lead poorly and what I could change I constantly harp myself for where I went wrong and how I failed. I have been praying and working this past week to start preparing myself for the next school, so that hopefully, I will be a better leader and friend to the students.
Since getting back from visiting my family over the summer I have been mainly working in the kitchen on base. I have been in a quasi-manager role helping make the schedule and maintaining the kitchen. It has been a fantastic time getting to slow things down a little bit and get prepared for my next step! Starting in January I will be transitioning to staff training for the January DTS! I am very excited to be staffing the school again next year and look forward to what challenges God has for me.
I apologize once again for the lateness of my updates. I strive to be a better person to support and am looking at making many changes within my life to better myself. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and as always feel free to ask me questions about what I do or where I'm at! God Bless
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