is the last thing I remember Katey Brenemen saying to me 1 month before I
left
for Spain. I remember sitting
across the table from her listening as she said this kind of surprised. “She would really support me?” I
thought.
Katey Brenemen is someone who has completely rocked me these
past 6 months. I’m compelled to
share what I’ve learned through her giving to me. It has had a profound
effect on me!
I’ve always appreciated who Katey is and was so grateful to get to know her during the WorldRace. I believe Katey Brenemen learned my heart during the year. She would listen to me for long periods
of time as I would share the revelations God was giving me. I remember one night in Guatemala where
she listened to me for probably an hour. She said, “You’re deep! You
think too much!” haha =)
The truth is I didn’t know if I was one of those people she
wouldn’t mind if she never talked to again after the WorldRace. I’m a tender guy, but I can be
intense/passionate and abrasive at times. I don’t think I ever really knew who I was to Katey.
However, Katey may not know who she is to me. She has become one of my hero’s! Not because of the amount she has given
over the course of 6 months, but because she has taught me something new about
giving. It can come from someone
or from a place you least expect it. It showed me everything I do and say matters…and there is always someone
watching and listening.
Working as an ER nurse Katie is a woman who constantly
gives. She showed me that she
really cares and believes in me! She did what she said she was going to do and
went far beyond anything I could have hoped for. She spoke life to me at a critical point in time. She showed me that she really paid
attention to everything I ever said. It feels so different when one of my
biggest supports is a peer of mine.
I’ve wept half time I’ve received a credit/check of support from Katey. Some days I almost wanted the
support to stop- and I don’t know why. Maybe because I feel she has loved me more than I’ve ever loved
her. Or because I just feel
undeserving. Katie has rocked me
to the core. I’ve said thank you a
million times and it never feels like enough! All she ever say’s is thank God
not me! I don’t even know how to
express my gratitude except to write a blog about her- and put her on display.
Thank you!
