If you don’t already know, this month we had team changes. So, I am on a team with 5 new humans that are quickly becoming good friends. I am excited to get to know their hearts and share in this adventure with them, even these past three weeks have been fun, refreshing, and exciting as we live in the mountains working on a organic farm and teaching English at an Eco school, more to come on that.
Leading up to team changes I prayed a lot asking God to teach me and show me new ways to love people, specifically my team. Like many prayers I had an idea of what that would look like, paying attention to small details, listening well, hiding little notes, washing the dishes out of turn,… I thought God was going to open my eyes to all the little details I was overlooking, but I was wrong.
Fast forward to the night before team changes, I was pulled aside by leadership and asked to be the team treasurer. This role consists of stewarding the team budget for food, lodging, transportation, supplies, etc. This was not something remotely on my radar and to be honest when they asked my stomach dropped and I dreaded the idea of being in this role. Don’t ask me why but when it comes to finances my brain automatically jumps to using Excell and all things technology and it overwhelms me. After praying about this role however, God reminded me that this is what I asked for, a way to love my team well. And what better way than in the role practically everyone avoids and dreads. So, here I am writing receipts, balancing budgets, and attempting to love my team and the people supporting us well by stewarding the money people like you at home have so graciously blessed us with.
So, God, this is not what I meant, but thank you for always surprising me by showing me what You meant when You put this desire to love well in my heart.
