Feedback

Today I road bikes with a family friend who's moved back into the neighborhood.  You'd think that the hills around Yekepa would have prepared me, but alas, I discovered that I'm in bad shape.  Not only that, but with so many options of what to eat whenever the urge comes upon me, the "skinny me" is quickly changing!  See,  I'm still growing through Africa. ha!

As my friend and I rode bikes around the neighborhood, he gave me feedback on my Sunday School report last Sunday.  He said,  "You know, you were in negotiation, don't you?"  Well,  I guess I was.  He also told me that people are interested in MY story, not necessarily the stories of people they've never met.  So,  I guess if my story links with THEIR story, "I kill two birds with one stone." as they say.

I really do care that THEIR story resonates with my friends.  I really, really LIKE my new friends.  I am inspired by them.  I think they have a story worth knowing.  I think that they can make a difference in their world.  I think that they need my friends HERE to catch the vision.  BECAUSE together we can reach the world with the GOOD NEWS.

Just think, if EAFC has reached 600 people (conservative numbers) in 12 years with funds for leadership training, and these 600 touch 100 other people, look what an impact one "small" ministry can make.

TODAY I got a NOTE accompanying a check that came to the EAFC post office box.  This young friend was thanking us for our commitment to Africa.  He said that his family was going to that night read the stories that we'd mailed out this week.  Is my excitement coming through?

We try and try and try.  Some ideas we've tried over the years have proven to be effective in communicating our message.  Others have been tools for our learning.  We don't do those things any more, but we try to learn from the experience.  What I'm asking you is that I get feedback from you,  friends like you who are reading this.  I want to be an effective communicator.  I want to do a better job!

This week I decided that a store I'd gone to, I'll never go back to again.  The owners of the store don't know of my decision.  It may or may not matter to them why I made such a decision.  BUT WITH YOU, I DO care.

Will you give me feedback?