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Wow. So much has changed and progressed since my last post that I don’t even know where to begin. But I’m going to just keep it to 2 points.

1. I am now a graduate student in social work. [Thanks Alvie. hehe.]

School has been unbelievably busy, where sometimes I feel like not even a moment of my time is my own. Hundreds of pages of readings, 9-5 classes, then squeeze into that afternoon and weekend seminars, and trainings. It’s unbelievable the hours of lectures and cups of coffee I have been through since school started 4 weeks ago. I guess thats why they say to develop good study habits when you are younger. New environment, new friends, new atmosphere.

2. As a part of school,  I am now working in AIDS intervention.

I feel like the moment I tell people this, their eyes grow big, and a mixture of shock, fear, interest, respect…etc. flashes across people’s faces. It’s such a infamous issue, but yet, for come reason, still quite a mystery for many. And I say that as a person who is still learning. But I guess the question that I’m learning to answer is, are my clients dying? Yes, just like the rest of us. But with the help of medication and social services, they are also living full and meaning lives. And with that…I have really been thinking about what resiliency really means.

I know that I am the social worker, and that I should be somehow imparting help and care for those that I serve, but I think what I have come to see is…I get more out of my clients. I feel like it’s almost wrong for me to counsel them and advice them on how to live or what to do…because really, they are my teachers. In the face of something as frightening and life-changing as HIV/AIDS, and for many of them, a strew of other problems such as homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, etc, I am floored by their resilience. When every single day of life hurts, resilience is choosing to live.

I have get a lot of questions from Chstn community about my work. About values, and the restrictions of working in a secular agency…  And all of that really chewed me up initially. But I think I’m starting to learn to just lay the issues at His feet. I’m trying to ask myself, WWJD? or really, not what He would do…but WHO He would BE for these people.  Just some food for thought…

Micah 6:8   “To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your Gd.”

I have become a better driver through absolute necessity. In stop and go traffic, I was able to sneak in this quick pic. The sight took my breath away. It’s when I see this that I just feel in my heart, Yeah…He’s there. He really is.

Sorry for not updating for so long. Thank you to those who have still been f@ithfully prying for me.

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