I am laying on the couch in my basement with a horrible headache that has been plaguing me all day. As I read some of the World Racer’s blogs I lay here and wonder what it is that people that read my blogs would want to hear…
« The fact that I was on the phone and internet until 1 am on Sunday morning trying to sort things out for a Racer who was going to miss her flight with her team to the Dominican Republic.
« Or that on Thursday I talked to people in four different countries and emailed with a few more.
« That part of the week was spent getting all the receipts in order and accounted for, for the World Race credit card to hand in the Recon to the finance department.
« Or that I’ve spent time on the phone with Racer’s parents this week – letting them know that I received the debit card they sent for their son, when we will have someone visiting the Racers next, or helping them understand that their son or daughter is visiting a doctor but that everything will be ok (Josh Markland has a nasty infected spider bite, and Elizabeth Adcock was diagnosed with Typhoid yesterday and today was told it’s not Typhoid but a bacterial infection).
« Wednesday and Thursday were spent doing phone interviews of people who have applied for the World Race.
« Or that in my ‘spare time’ I’ve been trying to read blogs and adding a few encouraging comments.
My phone stays on and by me at all times, skype is now forwarded to my cell, I have three email accounts that I check… Let’s just say that I am a bit tired.
I had some friends from New Zealand passing through over the weekend… they just couldn’t quite understand it. ‘Your boss does know that you are working over the weekend and in the middle of the night’… ‘You don’t have to do this, you are just being nice’ … but the reality is that, yes my bosses do know what crazy hours I can often work, because they put in more hours than I do! And sure I don’t necessarily have to do everything that I do, but if I was in their position I would love it if someone did some of those things (change plane tickets, arrange a hotel, call their family and let them know what is going on, etc).
Why do I do it… because I love it! I might be tired, but I wouldn’t have changed anything from this last week. I would do it all over again… and I probably will. I do it because we were able to send out 52 World Racers on the start of their trip, the Racers lives are being changed – they are participating in seeing God change other people’s lives – and people are reading their stories on blogs and having their lives changed! It’s amazing to think that at this week on the field there were: 137 World Racers, 4 squad leaders (Ashley, Jenny, Allison, Stephanie, & Jake flew home), 2 coaches, Jimmy, Michael & Kathy Hindes and I was the only fulltime World Race staff in the office! (Praise God for Jess who hung out with me in the office a lot this week, I think she helped keep me sane!)
P.S. I hope that is what you are wanting to hear / read… if you’ve got any other ideas of a blog you’d like to read or something you’d like to know leave a comment as I’d love some ideas J
Casey…that is amazing! I loved this blog. It was great to hear a day in the life of an AIM worker 🙂 Keep up the good work. Most importantly is it great to hear how much you love what you do! God Bless you, Sister.
THANK YOU!
Stuff would be impossible without your sacrifice!
Mike
it is my pleasure to keep you sane any day 🙂
casey, it is those hidden ways we serve that God pays special attention too, I think. Heidi Baker talks about going “lower still” and God lifting up as He meets up in those hidden places. I think He is in a season of teaching you about that. It’s good.
love you! thank you for all you do!