New Year, New Community
Have you gobbled your turkey? Increased your elf esteem? (Does Santa get a yearly flue shot?) We hope you have had an excellent time with family and friends, and have enjoyed being this person God is making you. We look forward to seeing you back here soon, and unfolding the new adventure of the spring semester.
Just as you were leaving, I received a call from Mark Freeman, Dan's friend who visited us the first week of December. As you know, Mark had been accepted to Kaléo for the fall, but had to withdraw over the summer, so it was great to have him here to hang out and go snowboarding with us. His call was to ask if he could join Kaléo for the spring semester. This unleashed a small flurry of calls and consultations with the Kaléo leadership team, Briercrest, Qwanoes, and as you were leaving, a few of you. It would have been nice to open up the discussion more, but the circumstances didn't allow it, and perhaps this worked out for the best. As would be expected, there were various responses, including some concerns raised - especially about the effect this would have on the Kaléo community. After all of our discussion we told Mark that we would welcome him here, and today he called to confirm that he would like to come.
Will this change things? Absolutely. So will coming back here after three weeks at home, new courses, a week on Mount Washington, missions trips to all corners of the globe... The truth is that, with or without the addition of a new member to our community, Kaléo will never be the same as it was before Christmas. We ask you to trust your leaders, who feel that the addition of Mark will be good for the community and be an excellent test of its health and inclusiveness. And we ask you to open up your hearts just a little further and let Mark in. He is super excited about this and says he has not prayed about anything so much in his life. His reasons for coming are excellent (we'll hear them), and I am sure that God has great things in mind for Mark, and through him, for us.
Hey, please let us know if there are any changes to your return trip plans. See you soon!
Just as you were leaving, I received a call from Mark Freeman, Dan's friend who visited us the first week of December. As you know, Mark had been accepted to Kaléo for the fall, but had to withdraw over the summer, so it was great to have him here to hang out and go snowboarding with us. His call was to ask if he could join Kaléo for the spring semester. This unleashed a small flurry of calls and consultations with the Kaléo leadership team, Briercrest, Qwanoes, and as you were leaving, a few of you. It would have been nice to open up the discussion more, but the circumstances didn't allow it, and perhaps this worked out for the best. As would be expected, there were various responses, including some concerns raised - especially about the effect this would have on the Kaléo community. After all of our discussion we told Mark that we would welcome him here, and today he called to confirm that he would like to come.
Will this change things? Absolutely. So will coming back here after three weeks at home, new courses, a week on Mount Washington, missions trips to all corners of the globe... The truth is that, with or without the addition of a new member to our community, Kaléo will never be the same as it was before Christmas. We ask you to trust your leaders, who feel that the addition of Mark will be good for the community and be an excellent test of its health and inclusiveness. And we ask you to open up your hearts just a little further and let Mark in. He is super excited about this and says he has not prayed about anything so much in his life. His reasons for coming are excellent (we'll hear them), and I am sure that God has great things in mind for Mark, and through him, for us.
Hey, please let us know if there are any changes to your return trip plans. See you soon!
posted by Jim Badke at 11:03 AM
3 Comments:
Marks joining us? Sweet, this should be a fun semester
SWEET DEAL!!!!!!!!!! IM PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMPED!! NEW ROOMY BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYS!
Oh great.... Another mouth to feed.... I LOVE IT!!! You should come to India with us awesome people, it will be amazing!
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