Currently Watching: The Office – “The Convict #3.9”
Since the Rapid City entry, we’ve all been really busy. Had 3 entirely different weeks. Here’s a breakdown of what happened.
Week 1: This was our first week all alone and we had 4 churches come and enjoy our site. There were a few kinks with that week. I think what happened is that we were focused on our job and not enough on the people. There were some great groups (4 churches in all), but we were inwardly focused on getting the job done. Our attitudes and dynamics with each other not the greatest they could be. On Tuesday, we had a tornado warning while driving to one of our evening activities, a hike. Ugh… it wasn’t very fun. Nothing happened, but we were on the road and had to turn around and get into the basements. When the time for evaluations came around from the adults and students, we were devastated. The leaders pointed out a lot that we didn’t notice, but I am glad that happened. We really sat down and hashed out what we need to do as a team, and act on them. That weekend, Alissa and I went to a pow-wow in Kyle. Although we took a roundabout way to get there, it was cool to be at one where we saw active competition. And then…
Week 2: A complete turnaround! 4 churches came again, but this time after our re-tooling, it totally rocked. There was a couple there: Joe and Maria from St. Maria Garetti’s in WI. They were the best encouragers I’ve ever met and had glowing reviews for me as Program staff and a leader. All throughout the week, hardly any trouble happened with the exception of us leaving the site for staff time at night and there was another tornado hitting Shannon County. When we were at Big Bat’s, I met my Vietnam vet friend, Dave Little. He was cool to talk to about different things, but our time was cut short by that tornado. Either way, we got back to the site, but again, nothing happened. Later that night, around 1:30 am, Alissa came into our roon to tell us Gennie was shaking and her legs hurt badly. We went into diagnose, but our limited first aid training ranged in diagnoses from diabetes, lyme disease, shock, and a fever. The next day, Guy took her to the Martin clinic where our AD, Faith, was staying. That morning, I had to become the Work Projects guy. I also had to meet our tour guide for Wounded Knee, Emerson Elk, at his house. His sister, Gerilyn, and him make beautiful beadwork and other art. While talking to him, he lit sage and sweetgrass to purify the air and lighten the mood. It was a great time to meet and hang out with community members. That week in our adult leader evals, we got the comment that we were the “most professional YouthWorks staff” they ever had. Talk about a turnaround! After they left, our coach for family mission trips, Mayme from the YouthWorks! office, came out. We had a good weekend, which led to…
Week 3: Family Mission Trip week. We had 36 people who ranged in age from 8 to 60’s. It was fun to bring families on board, because it was a really laid back week and Mayme was there to help. This week, I was tossing around the idea of applying for a full-time position at YouthWorks! Mayme was telling about an exciting position, the Marketing Service Center Associate. It’s a little like my job at Kodak but 8 million times better. I made and sent out a resume and cover letter on Saturday, received an email on Tuesday, a phone call on Thursday for an interview on Friday the 4th. It went great BTW. Since FMT was a day shorter, we got extra time to hang out and chill. Mayme headed out on Thursday and we did our shopping at Wal-Mart that day. Faith showed up to hang out and we headed out on Friday to Martin for a 4th of July weekend celebration. We swung on swings in the park, hung out on the roof of the school, watched the fireworks up there, learned how to “Get Silly” and “Soldier Boy,” had a bonfire at a lake, and pretty much rested up as much as possible before heading out on Sunday.
Finished While Watching: The Office – “Traveling Salesmen #3.12”
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