The first Co-labour flew past in a haze
of leaves and tarps. I missed hearing the number of people who made
the trip to Barakel to rake our forest, but I do know, randomly, that
it was the exact same number as the year before. If you know how many
came last year, you now know more than I do about the numbers last
weekend.
I led a raking crew from Graham on a
mighty journey across West Side. They were an amazing crew,
impressing me with their relentless enthusiasm and dedication. By the
end of the day, we were all fairly exhausted, but a lot had been
accomplished.
I prayed with my crew, waved farewell,
and hopped in my car for a trek south. I had the privilege of
speaking in the college-age Sunday school class at Five Points – my
home church – with Dan and Sarah who are resident staff at Barakel.
I loved hearing things from their perspective.
This week is my last visit home before
I leave Barakel in August. I'm spending my time going through my
boxes of stuff, eliminating the unnecessary and packing the needed
for the fall. My TA orientation begins August 13th, so I
need to be moved in to wherever I am living by then. I spent some
time looking for apartments this week and now I may have been
providentially supplied with a roommate.
By the time I return to Barakel, there
will be only two more weeks remaining before summer workshop. I am
now officially an east side programer, so expect to spend much of
that time doing prep work – whether this work involves painting,
counting flagbelts, shooting videos, or formatting documents I'm not
certain. Probably, it will include all of these things along with
other tasks I haven't thought of yet.
I'm excited for this summer. It will be
my fourth on summer staff but my first time doing two consecutive
summers. It will be another new position for me, so another grand
adventure. I'll be busy. This will definitely mean less writing on
the blog. But have no fear! I'm planning to post pictures frequently
(I have a magic, new phone) and hopefully they will keep you all
fairly updated.
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