Several weeks ago, we learned that there would be some swaps among our teams. This was extremely difficult for many of us. We were just beginning to feel like a family. We had spent the past 2 months living in community and now it was being disturbed. No part of it made sense to us. We did not see the reasoning. Many of us reacted with anger, followed by sadness.
After fighting the issue for several days, I made a choice to trust God. I could see no purpose for the changes. But I also could not see into the future. I do not understand, but I choose to trust – to trust that God does not make mistakes; He does not get things wrong. I still do not know exactly why the changes were made. But I know there is a reason. I know that I will look back and see how the changes were made for a reason. Thankfully, we serve a God who can see eternally. I can barely see the things directly in front of my face. But because I know God is perfect, I can rest in trusting even when I do not understand. I think that will be a theme for this trip.
Our new team members are Cristie Reiter, Jenny Brown and Elizabeth Scaife. Allison Johnston has become the leader for the entire June squad. Sean Smith is now the Awaken team leader. And Silas Watkins has joined LEGO. Awaken has had many changes, but the past couple weeks with our new team has been amazing. Now you know who I have been spending my life with. (the changes were made in the beginning of August – sorry for the delayed notice.)
meet Cristie…
meet Elizabeth…
meet Jenny…
