We've had many comments about the pace we're running at. We know it's not sustainable. We know that. We also know that we're in a critical time in the life of our community, and for whatever reason, God has given us favor everywhere we turn-- with the military, with local government, with pilots, with other missionaries in this with us, with relief agencies... I don't know why, but God is granting us favor.
My personal take is that we can really be "all hands on deck" running hard for the first two weeks as we get systems and processes in place. After that time, I expect we'll be doing more shift work and resuming regular days off. We know this is an unending project we've begun. And I feel like there's a committed group of people here on the ground that are equal to the task. BUT yes, we all realize that we need to be thinking with the end in mind. When we start to lose it, we're intentional about taking 30 minute breaks away from everyone else to just BE. This morning I didn't go in to the airport until about 9... had a couple of good hours with the kids. It was nice.
And I just want you to know-- early on Joy in Hope told us that after all the drama has passed, we each get to take a vacation! Woot. Woot. Anyone want to come along?
