I'm on my lunch break at work right now. I got to meet briefly with my supervisor yesterday to get a better feel for my schedule. I will be working with Father Placid in pastoral ministry on Monday and Friday evenings. I will be working for the recreation department Tuesday thru Thursday on afternoons.
So far I haven't had a whole lot of interaction directly with the kids, which was getting a little frustrating. Last night I realized that I came into this summer wanting to "help". During my interviews I told them I wanted to do whatever I could to "help". A lot of my recreation job is going to be trying to get free tickets to events, games, theme parks, etc for the kids to have fun with while they're here. I've realized is really important even though I don't get direct interaction with them that way. I guess it will make me enjoy and take advantage of the times I do get to spend with them either with the pastoral ministry or while doing on-site things for recreation.
During our training, one of the teachers asked us why we thought we were here - why we thought God led us here and what he was going to teach us through this experience. We all gave our answers, then he told us that we were all wrong. He said that we wouldn't know why God brought us here or what he wanted to teach us until the end of the experience.
I think God is testing me a little bit with humility and patience, helping me understand the importance of behind-the-scenes work. I've decided to try to make the best of it, and put as much effort into that part of my job as I do when I'm spending time with the kids.
So I feel good about being here and doing what I can to "help". Peace.
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A journal of my experiences while volunteering at Covenant House New York
2 comments:
Ok I keep trying to send you these amazing posts full of words of encouragement and depth. but I am now taking the hint that you are on your own figuratively speaking, it's actually you and God, I am no longer going to try and send anything helpful, I guess I'm just supposed to send you stupid stuff that says how much I'm crushing on pretty much anything that let me sounds like an idiot. Anyhoo if I can't send you anything to inspire since that's your and God's business, lol, I will try and make you smile other ways: dad was the dental defender in the Bicentennial Parade for Dr.Massa, trust me it gets better wait till you get home and I can show you the video. You have to go to the news journal online, there you'll have to click on the go to pictures main page, then you have to go to the area to the ight that says look at what regular people posted it will be in the file bicentennial festival dad is part of the third group of photos. If you can't find it I guess you'll just have to wait, but just imagine dad in navy blue women's tights bright red men's bikini underwear with a cape and mask :-)~ hugs and kisses ~ kate
I don't know if you got my other post it doesn't seem like they're going through, anyways Im writing to say you should take heart, what makes people like you so special is that they never realize the difference they're making b/c you do so without pride, vanity, or guile. You don't see how much you're helping even while you're doing it. All God wants you to do is take a deep breath, do the jobs you've been given 110% (which you do anyways) and I promise like all amazing people in this world that give so much of themselves, that always think they could be giving more, that they never gave enough, the miracles you're creating and causing are going on under your very nose everday hugs and kisses ~kate
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