The fact that we have been here nearly a month is quite sobering. The time here will be over before I know it. I feel an urgency to find my niche here....which I have yet to stumble upon. I absolutely love meeting with and helping the Lighthouse kids. Right now, I only see them three days a week but maybe that is my niche...I just need to add more times with them. School has started and so they need help with their reading, math and science. The kids that are apprenticing for a trade, also need a lot of help reading. I cannot say that I am the best at tutoring them but I enjoy it all the same. :) I am so afraid of the next 3 months flying by as fast as this last month has and not having ever finding a grove here. Our schedule is changing all around this week because of school...I hoping the change will leave us with larger pockets of time to invest into the kids and just to be on the streets more. Right now...we have an hour or two, here and there, but no significant blocks of time to commit to being with people. Please pray for and with me that I would hear the Lord's calling and see where it is that He would have me invest my time.
It has rained quite a lot the past few days, but the sun it out now....which makes it quite humid. I am sitting here drenched in sweat. It's really not that bad...I am getting more and more used to the constant smell of my own sweat and the mildew in my t-shirts. :P
I get asked a lot how I am REALLY doing....all in all, I am doing really well. I love it here and I am enjoying my time thoroughly. It would be hard to find anything to complain about at this point. I am having still issues with being a part of the team, but that is my own deal and nothing that cannot be dealt with. It is so hard not to be petty and stubborn, but I am trying on a daily basis to lay my own pride down and be a servant. (prayers in this area would be helpful!)
Today is the good news club in Kroo Bay, which I am looking forward to...I just wish it wasn't over so quickly. It feels like we pile all the kids in the little church and then sing a few songs and file them back out. It is an hour or so, but it is so enjoyable that we are always sad when it is over. I am hoping there are not many really gross wounds to clean today. Last week, I had a few nasties and I don't do so well with them. I hate hurting the kids and last week one was so bad, I had a hard time not gagging. I am hoping that I can go without any of those today...for my sake and kids'!!
I have heard that fall is starting to set in at home and I hope that you all enjoy it for me. It is probably my favorite season. I love those crisp mornings, followed my warm days and cool evenings. Ahhh - I can almost smell it!
I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend and know that I am so thankful for all your support, prayers and love. I know it is what is giving me strength and peace!!
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hey Katie
thank you so much for invitng us into this blog!! it is really encouraging to hear how you have been doing, and in what ways you are being stretched! pride is such a nasty fault, isn't it? i am finding this to be a struggle here at the PAC as well. maybe we can hold each other accountable to it.
everyone here misses you so much. there isn't a day that goes by without seeing someone (i.e. Allen, Doug, Jim) who asks how you are doing and when you are getting back. LOB has been going really well, and it seems that every celebration has a sweet aroma to it! thank you for being a part of this family, and we continue to pray for you!
your brother
tony
Katie, you don't need to find a niche, you already have! The kids there will learn from your independent spirit and strength of will. These are your strongest assets and don't ever forget that! I know that makes it hard to get along in the world sometimes but by doing so successfully you set an example for them to look up to.
Tony, your post means the world to me. I miss everyone at LOB tremendously! Thank you for the prayers and support. Did Erin and Kitty have their babies and if so, how are they doing? I would love an update on the PAC, as well. I am praying that things are transitioning smoothly!
KT
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