I had a very busy week this week, as
the past few weeks have been, with trying to get the home up and
running, while still doing my other duties. It has been a struggle
the past few weeks with the girl's home almost being done but the
workers taking their time finishing up! It's hard to buy furniture
when you can't put it in the home until it's ready. Last Friday, we
had gone to an auction and on Monday and Tuesday we went back because
the guy in charge was giving us whatever was left over for free! So,
we got plates, tea cups, computers, and other things to use in the
girl's home and the boy's homes. It was a very generous donation from
the Esibayeni Lodge (they were the ones who had the auction).
Wednesday, the Volunteers and Father Larry, director of MYC, had a
meeting about some challenges we have been facing. It has been a
struggle for the volunteers to interact with the people in the office
at MYC. We often have run into rude responses and have heard many
things they have said behind our backs. There has been a huge lack of
communication between the two of us. Personally, I don't have much of
a problem as some of the others do but I have been on the receiving
end of rudeness or people being stand offish towards me, even when I
am super nice to them. Anyway, it was good for us volunteers to be
able to express to Father Larry our concerns and frustrations with
some of the staff at MYC. Father Larry was very understanding. It
will be interesting to see how things change or if they change in the
future.
The beginning of the week, was go, go,
go and I was really pushing to find the furniture that we needed and
get things going but my pushing was only hurting me and not helping.
I was becoming more and more frustrated as the week went on because
things weren't getting done and I was not doing what I wanted to be
doing, which was buying the furniture and getting ready to move into
the house. I feel like I have a million and one responsibilities,
with buying the furniture, getting paperwork and such ready for when
the girls move in, writing job descriptions, and still helping out
some with the boys. I feel like I am the only one who cares if this
home opens or not. (I know that is unfair of me to say because I do
have some help here but in general I feel like I'm fighting this
battle alone on Swazi soil!) Wednesday afternoon was my breaking
point. I wanted to be searching for furniture but because of certain
circumstances I couldn't right away and then when I finally was able
to I was annoyed and didn't care to look at what was there. I decided
that evening, that Thursday morning I needed to just relax some and
take a breather. Me pushing to find the furniture and get things
moving just wasn't working. So Thursday morning I took some time and
relaxed, worked on some of the job descriptions for the staff of the
girl's home and just spent some time alone which helped Thursday and
Friday go much smoother then the beginning of the week. I wasn't
forcing things to happen, I wasn't rushing things, I was just letting
them happen and working not to stress about them. Because honestly,
stressing about things doesn't help. By the end of the week, we have
our bunk beds ordered and know where we need to go to purchase the
other things we need once the home is ready! I felt much better by
the time Friday rolled around. I really hope that the girl's home
opens soon! I want these girls to have somewhere safe to stay but
God's timing is perfect and when it is time the home will open!
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