Eek. Am I really writing a post on 'giving'? What am I thinking? I don't like this topic. Not unless it is about me giving to someone, somewhere. But that is not what this is about. This is about you and how you are teaching me through your generous, gracious, and consistent giving.
It is weird, to think that I have not earned a paycheck all year. I have had a job since I was 14 and I love to work. I love to help others, be focused, learn new skills, investigate and analyze new ideas and concepts, dream and brainstorm with others, and do whatever is needed to get the job done. From being a life guard as my first job through a medley of others in marketing and the political world, these things have remained the same. Ask any of my teammates and they can attest to this as we've worked and lived alongside of each other this year, as well.
But for as much as I relish giving of myself, my time, my finances, and my talents, I often fight to suppress a cringe when others give of themselves, their time, their finances, and their talents to help me. This has recently changed—and quickly, at that. It has been through your financial support that has helped me to be fully funded and now, even more focused at the 'job' at hand: loving and serving the Romanis and Romanians in Transylvania through the 7th of October, college students in Prague until the end of October, and one last month somewhere in Ukraine.
Thank you.
Thank you for being you and encouraging and supporting me as I finish up the Race and continue to reach out to the people around me. This may sound a tad cheesy, but you really are making a difference—in my life and the lives around me.
