This is my second attempt at this post. The first time I wrote it, it was awesome. But then it was swallowed into the abyss of cyberspace, because I forgot to save it. Lesson learned: don’t rely on blogger to auto-save my awesome posts!
So, when we first arrived in Bangkok I could only see the negatives. 13 hour drive with screaming kids. Check. Cramped living quarters. Check. Dangerous stairway to nowhere – which Samantha DID fall down one night. Check. Wired kids bouncing off the walls. Check. I really did wonder why I was at the Leadership Training Week. After all, my primary ministry is to my kids. They are my priority. So dragging them halfway across the country seemed a little bit like cruel and unusual punishment for all of us.
But I am a leader. I lead worship. I lead people to Jesus. I lead people in need to people who can meet their need. I inspire and lead people to use their talents and gifts for God’s glory. I lead my children to love and know God. And soon enough the kids will be leading with me – Samantha loves to sing (we sing conversations to each other, making up our own tunes) and Timothy dances and sings every time he hears music.
It was a good week. I was able to network with other Leaders with similar passion, and see new areas where I could invest in others. I gained a better understanding of my Identity as a leader and as a YWAMer. The kids calmed down after the first 2 nights, and settled right into the ‘play group’ atmosphere in the kid’s room. And I would do it again, crazy as it sounds.
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