I don’t post here often, but my involvement with the kids at Casa Bernabe and ORPHANetwork hasn’t stopped.
I communicate with Stanley and some other kids at Casa Bernabe regularly. Believe it or not … via Facebook. I chatted with Stan yesterday and he confessed he’s struggling in school. So, I did the same thing I’d do with my own sons. Talk to him about getting help (other students, adults), and putting in more effort after school, and getting off of Facebook and going back to his books (c: , and encouraging him to hang in there, dig in his heels, and strive for improvement.
He’s also asking me to send him some pants.
I keep in touch with ORPHANetwork and help out with a few things like regularly checking one of their email accounts for any incoming inquiries, as well as posting pictures on their Twitter account (about once a week).
I’ve really come to realize that whenever you start to get involved in any situation that is a situation that needs improvement, you’ve got to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. You are basically guaranteed to NOT have full success. Some things will improve, and some will slide. You will never be certain that your efforts are doing much to help. You will wonder if the people you are helping will truly step up and out of the bad situations they are in, or will slide back down despite all that you and others are doing. In the end, I am not God. I’m just a little human that will try, and fail in many circumstances and hopefully succeed in some too.
It’s a very difficult position to get comfortable with … getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Bye!
