Our time in Spokane is growing short. It is really easy to spend a great deal of time talking about how much there is to do. (In some ways, it's easier to talk about it than it is to get to the sorting, packing and disposing of all the stuff we've accumulated over the 25+ years of ministry here. We're finding that there are many items that bring back memories and are hard to get rid of. We won't be able to keep everything, probably not even half. But, it will be good to make changes and learn to appreciate what we have.
The school we're going to work in has undergone some serious changes this summer. There have been some retirements of key individuals and others who are just experiencing "normal" transitions. One of the primary tasks Suzanne and I will have is to build "team" at the school. There will be two aspects to this: the first will be a sense of team among all the staff. Whether one is the maintainence person or the business manager they will all need to understand that the team succeeds together and needs each part. It will also be important that we develop a leadership team to help with visioning and goal setting. Just from the little we've observed so far, it will be a major task to help the leaders take responsibility for leadership so that they will have an ownership of the mission of the school.
It has been really exciting to see the confirmations about our direction come day after day. God has blessed us with people who affirm God's direction. He has also faithfully provided funds for our venture. We're not yet "fully funded" but we are steadily progressing. It is encouraging to see the progress in such a short time. PTL!
Our last Sunday in Colbert will be August 10th. We expect to load that week and travel to Portland to spend time with Suzanne's parents. Our move to Asia is expected to take place from there.
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