Here is a post I made on my LF blog.
Yesterday was an all in all good day in 5mile. The afternoon club was slammed with kids while the drop-in was nearly silent. That was the opposite of the other days but a welcome little change of pace.
The finish line is just beyond the hill…. we can see the finish line and we are now running downhill again. I had a good talk with Maime and what they could change for 2006. My biggest conviction is that they should have a clear plan for the drop-ins. What will they teach or communicate on each day. In some ways God moved powerfully, but I am also overcome with what could have been. I feel like a better plan may have materialized a better result. The leadership issues are plain to see… not even worth mentioning as a solution as it can’t be the same again. In my eyes all problems we’ve seen have gone through those two problems.
There’s a ton of drama going on with my team about who likes who and what are they going to do about it. Apparently the leaders weren’t listening when they told us that we needed to leave all of the relationships alone for these 2 weeks. Oh well.
With only 24 hours left I am concentrating on finishing strong and buying things. I have picked up a fair amount of stuff for the kids and a couple of things for Kristen, the main thing I’ve been waiting to buy until the end… a nice sweater for Kristen.
It’s been a couple of days since I’ve heard from any of the other teams. I’m guessing they are all doing great and struggling with the mixed emotions of coming home. While we are all excited to see our families and move on with life, we will all miss our time in our locations. I look forward to the BBQ Saturday and all the good stories. More than that, I can’t wait to tell all the good things that God has done to our friends back in Romeo.
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