Want to hear about my favorite part of
my day?
It’s Friday and I was trying (trying to
be the key word) to be productive. I
have loads to do between preparing for camp and my own personal fundraising for
when I go home in a week and a half.
Since the youth are off of school, they often come up to YI in the
afternoon.
I grabbed one of the lads who is in the
band to ask him about some songs for the camp.
After showing him the songs in the lineup, he started looking on his
phone for a song he wanted to add.
Another guy sat down to join us while Katie asked to do my hair. “I’ll make you look more beautiful than what
you already look.” I ruffle through my
bag to look for hair bobbles (hair ties), and she starts to comb back my
hair.
So there we were, the four of us
sitting around my desk, listening to worship songs while Katie did my hair. They talked about their favorite worship
songs from their week long service trip to Derry. Contentment came over me as listened to them
sing along to their favorite choruses.
Naturally we talked about God’s love remaining and how good that
was. I thought about them looking for
these songs on their own at home, and how maybe what we are doing is hitting
home. Even though they wouldn’t DARE
sing out loud (at least not yet), they know the words and what they mean.
Katie finished my hair and I ran to the
bathroom to look at myself in the mirror.
Why don’t I do this to my hair more often? The style is so simple yet so cute. And with that, my favorite part of the day is
over, and we continue on with our days.
The moment may be over, but the memory lasts. A couple hours later I
have another moment “hand hugging” one of the girls that I have been trying to connect with after I walked in the room
to give her a big hug. It’s just another
reminder that maybe I am starting to take ground here, build relationships, and
witness transformations… even if it’s one
moment at a time. #littlebylittle
#brickbybrick
