As the weather finally begins to cool in Kansas City, the fall schedule is heating up. Nothing unusual. Our new big brothers and sisters wrapped up orientation and training on Friday and have officially been launched into service. Sometimes it's entertaining to observe the cycles at Shelterwood. King Solomon was right all along when he recognized that nothing is new under the sun. The new bigs were tiring from all the training and eager to begin ministry with the students. Meanwhile the current staff is tiring from the demands of ministry and desiring more training. Funny how that works.
We have seen a significant influx of new families in both lodges. We have two families arriving tomorrow (Monday) which will push us up to 29 boys. Our regular chapel schedule resumed on Thursday morning. I enjoyed the opportunity to lead worship with the students and staff. Many of our bigs have rotated through worship so it was nice for the "old dog" to get a turn. It was a tough crowd at first. Literally only two of the 27 boys stood up to participate in worship but thankfully God showed up. It's a good thing it's not about me. Fellow staff and friend, BJ, shared about the wanderings of Israel in the dessert with a message entitled, "Why the heck am I here?" Timely.
I appreciate your faithfulness in support of Doulos. God continues to bring us families to heal and young adults to mold. It does matter!
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