Friday, 07 July 2006

• As much as I wanted to make sure that Ms. Jen (the director of the summer program) had time to be with her family and mourn for their loss, I can't tell you all how happy I am that she's back. It may be a selfish emotion, but it takes soooo much pressure off of me knowing that she's on site. I really do thank God for her and the ways that she has taught me about servant leadership tho'...

  I wanted to wait 'til my friend Drea got here from Arizona to go see Confederate States of America, but I called the Tivoli this afternoon and it said that today was the last day for it, so I ended up going with Rach and L-boogie tonight. It was definitely eye opening. Think about it, what if the South really had won the Civil War? I think what struck me most was some of the ways that images from slavery are still used now. I didn't realize that white people called their male slaves "Uncle"...I mean, yeah "Uncle Tom's Cabin", but I didn't really think much of it past that. How many of us are still eating "Uncle Ben's" rice!? Things have changed in America, but slavery has definitely left it's mark on this country and it's people. It is so engrained that we don't even think twice sometimes about certain things...

  Rach hurt her knee tonight playing basketball. She should prolly go get it looked at tonight, but she's being stubborn. I'm going to make her go somewhere first thing in the morning though.

  I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed about ministry stuff for next year. Maybe overwhelmed isn't the right word. It's more of a feeling of inadequacy. I know that apart from Christ all of my efforts are in vain anyway, so it's just a matter of me staying focused on Him, and realizing that Harambee is HIS ministry, not mine...I really desire for people to grow in their relationship with the Lord, and I want Harambee to be a place that helps facilitate that growth. I want people to truly feel welcomed and loved no matter what stage of faith they're in. I desire for Harambee to be more than just Visions Gospel Choir or another "extra-curricular activity"....I want people's lives to be changed, not by anything that I have done in and of myself, but because of the realness of God being present in our ministry. I want a lot, but I serve a big God, and I'm just crazy enough to believe that He's able to do "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think..." (Eph. 3:20)

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