STUFF
- We finally bought our tickets!!! AAAHHHHHHHH!!!! I guess this really means we're going!
- Joanne was able to get her schedule moved up so that can start volunteering at the same time as the Chicago 4! That's great!
- Heather and I got our VISAs - when we were down at the consulate, the staff noticed "Gawad Kalinga Volunteer" on my application and commented on the work that GK is doing, as well as being extremely helpful to us, and wishing us all the best with our service.
- The weather in Chicago has been pretty hot and muggy - maybe this is God's way of getting us ready for what to expect!
- All we need now is some shots and drugs and fun stuff like that... and we're out the door!
So, over the weekend someone commented to me that she reads the blog regularly for updates. I said, "Great! I wish more people would tell us that, or better yet, post a comment, so I don't feel like I'm talking to myself all the time ;-)
Keep those prayers coming... only about 6 weeks left until the first post from Manila!
4 comments:
hi friends,
i read your blog and am so excited for you!!
you're in my thoughts and prayers!
much love and peace,
sarah newsham
Patrick, thanks for letting me know about this. I will check in (and perhaps even comment from time to time) regularly. Keep me updated, and I'd like to hear about how all of this came about for you.
-Sarah Greenlee
dfCongratulations!!! I'm so excited for you guys, I can't wait till you get here!! It’s going to be an amazing life changing experience! And it'll be nice to have the whole BC "1st batch" growing together!! yaaaay Joanne's coming sooner!!!! I'm so happy about that!! =) I will keep you all in my prayers. The first month is really about adjustment with stay, weather, and culture (well maybe not for Joanne hehe)... And you'll be traveling to a lot of GK sites and probably do a build. So it's really learning & absorbing the ways of GK.
For me, the work projects have been very tentative, GK is a moving entity (haha). As you know, I'm into the second month now so my work projects are becoming more concrete, imagine a funnel... its like a funnel of ideas instead of water. did that make sense? The site visits and talks help spark ideas on how you can be of service to making GK continue being a more excellent org. and expand on a bigger level. And syempre (of course)... the central activity is building relationships everywhere you go!!
So thats my advice of a month and a half in a nutshell to yall anyone interested in the Builder's Corps. =) I think its better if much of your experience is raw and unexpected, so just be open minded, flexible, and enjoy the ride! You will have a lot of support out here, and syempre me! =) (as you can see thats one of the few tagalog words I know lol) And you will also be in my prayers. I can't wait to see you all! =)) Love & God Bless!
um sorry don't know how "df" got there lol
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