… no not Camp Crushes…
Today I had a 2-on-1 with the new West Chapter Heads and Couple Coordinators of SFC Vancouver. Now they aren’t exactly strangers to me since I’ve seen them throughout my time with the community. I am now privileged to have been able to serve with the entire family, in the past serving as a chapter head with both their daughters as my counterparts at different times and now I am privileged enough to be able to serve with them in the mission.
I could tell that in our 2-on-1 there was a lot of mixed feelings, both of apprehension and excitement, in taking on their new role in serving alongside a bunch of young adults, most of whom they have seen grow up in the community. As they were driving me home, Tita asked me if I like bubbletea (it’s a very Vancouver thing, y’all should do it up here when you come to #TNC2014). I told her of course I did. She then proceeded to talk about how her two daughters would always be out for bubbletea after an event late at night and that she did not understand why it was such a thing for YFC and SFC people. I told her that after a meeting one day we should go for bubbletea since we are friends now and Tita and Tito got super excited at hearing that prospect.
I love my couple coordinators. I’ve loved every single pair that was assigned to serve alongside me (and all those I’d encounter in my service) in all my years with the community – the Alcantaras, the Siys, the Saunars, the Cortez’s, the Ramirez’s, the Ruiz’s, the Madayag’s, and now the Rigors. From all the 2-on-1s, loving correction, events, and service meetings, I do my best to acknowledge and thank them for their time, talent, and treasure (and food) that they invest in the ministry.
So if you are reading this, I encourage you to take some time and tell your CCs, whether it be the next time you see them or through a text message, how much you love them and respect them and are thankful for them for all that they do. No amount of short comings, mistakes, or negativity should get in the way of that.
