February 5, 2008 (Caught Up!)
Not a ton has happened in the past two days for an update... I guess that means we’re falling into a routine, which I think is a good thing. There seems to be a bit of tension in the group, though, and I’m not entirely sure why. I think it has to do with planning/communication. There seem to be frequent conversations between a few people (eg. Cristian and Lisa, or Libby and Dayan, etc.) and decisions are made or almost made that affect the entire group, but when people not involved in the discussions find out, they feel hurt.
Good example: before coming back from Playa Hermosa, about three people in our group had very firmly decided amongst themselves that going to Palmares was a bad idea, and straight home was better. No conflict until the people who still wanted to go found out, but didn’t find out until we were in the van already on our way and needing to make a decision promptly...
I think that most of us have realized this gap in communication is causing problems and people have done a better job at filling the group in earlier, rather than later, but at least a few people have made a big deal about resenting the need to consult other people. It reminds me of a few things I read in Proverbs a few days ago:
10:8, “The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin,” and
11:2, “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”
The struggle (and it is a struggle) is to remain humble, recognize that our way (even when “our way” means thinking everyone in the group should have a say in how we spend our time and money) is not the only way, and be able to love our classmates and forgive them when we’ve felt wronged.
On a positive note, we started hardcore cleaning of the back room, after having come to a group consensus that it’s a good projected, created a budget for the entire project (to make sure we won’t run out of money), and come up with a rough timeline (to make sure we won’t run out of time). Perhaps the biggest potential pitfall at this point is our lack of expertise when it comes to closing off the roof... We’ll see how that goes.
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Dear Jonathan and Libby,
I have had a strange woman giving me quite peculiar medical advice as of recent. I was searching the internet and came across this blog - a blog that seems to be written by medical professionals. It seems prudent to ask your advice.
Current advice: this woman doesn't think that any vaccines are healthy. I have insisted that vaccines for diseases such as polio small pox and the like are quite beneficial to children. Said woman seems delusional. But she's cute, so I keep her around.
Any advice for a young man who seeks wise medical counsel?
Sincerely,
Joshua Perkins
PS. I've enjoyed reading your updates. I hear you may be in our neck of the woods at some point!?!
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