Being Sick

I am still trying to get over my cold, that being said, I am still working. We had our Donor Round Table meeting yesterday. It went rather well. I am glad it is over. It was stressful getting everything ready for it. However, we now have copies of our 2008 Annual Report, the Red Book, and our April 2009 Federation News. (We have not yet put our Red Book up on the website, but just you wait!) I am glad to have it done. It looks good. We did a good job. I also worked on our Power Point Presentation. That was good to do too. It went as well as could be expected, I think.

I am now moving on to my next task. It seems like there is always more to do, never a moment of rest. I am working on mailing out the FedNews and then working on fundraising proposals too. Lots of things to do. Also another intern and I have decided to have an Intern Bible Study. We meet weekly already for "Ecumenical Learning" Sessions. I am excited about the Bible Study.

I am also going on a wine tasting tour of Geneva this weekend. There is an "open door" weekend with all the vineyards in the Canton (think county) of Geneva. I think that will be fun. Perhaps I'll take some photos. I can't promise - I'm pretty bad at taking photos.

I am looking forward to this weekend, hopefully I will be able to rest some. Perhaps get over this unending cold. It was not helped by the fact that I had to stand in the rain this morning waiting for my bus. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.

Left my voice in Taize

I am back at work - back in the full swing of things. Except I left my voice and my health in Taize. I have a cold.

We are just about done with both the Federation News (which is up on our website here) I am going to the printer today to make the hard copies. I am very excited to get this publication done. We are finishing up the Red Book for our big donor meeting on Thursday. It will be nice to give them up to date information. I have seen the pdf copies and it looks really good! It will be nice to have it in hand.

I hate being sick. I really just want to be in bed with a cup of tea and a good book, but instead I am here at work.

Reflections on Taize : This was my fourth visit to the the community. I have enjoyed every visit, but I wish I could have stayed longer this time. Three days is just not long enough. I bonded with my fellow interns and I sang some songs. I also spent some time reflecting on my own faith journey :where I am, where I have come from and where I am going. I am at a crossroads right now. I am looking out into the Future and I need to decide what that will look like. I realized I still have legalism lurking in my soul. I see Church as what I "should" do; I struggle to accept and live the Freedom that is offered in Jesus Christ. I suppose that is the choice I am facing - live in the "rules" of the Church that give me a sense of security or take the step towards Freedom that is not secure at all. I am learning how to do that day by day.