What makes it worth the while
woah! just ended one long day at work. haven't blogged much so far, so for the sake of updating friends, since May 18 I've been working on a 6-week music missions project called The Ultimate Road Trip (TURT) in which I'm part of a staff team helping prepare a band of 10 students for a 2-week music missions road trip in Thailand.
One of the things that we do in TURT is Communication Drills, or Comm Drills in short, where we put the students through series of sessions, helping polish their technical skills in public speaking. This would aid them in connecting more effectively with their audience when they need to share their personal stories while performing on the road.
In this morning's comm drills, we had them share about their families, in particular their Dads. As I listened, I couldn't help but feel a sense of connection, or empathy, with what they shared – perhaps due to my own family history. Without going into too much details here, the specific instances of memories of their fathers brought back memories of my own.
Later in the evening, we took some time for group sharing after having dinner together. It was heartwarming hearing them speak about what they've learnt so far, and how they've encountered the work of God in their own ways. Dun wanna get warm and fuzzy here, but seeing the students connecting authentically with themselves, one another, and God makes me feel like the time and energy spent at work is worth it. Money can't buy the satisfaction of witnessing people grow, develop and overcoming their own apprehensions and fears.
I've never really been a true-blue people-person, and dun think that'll change anytime soon, but i gotta say i felt really refreshed engaging and interacting with the TURT gang today. In my line of work where (ironically) people have sometimes been the source of my ire, this is a refreshing change =)
TURT staff and students having a time of sharing this evening
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