Colorado Trip

And I will unabashedly say that LA is the best city in the world. Ok, I'm a little bias. Not only is it my hometown of 17 years, our recent move to Downtown has me blinded by its beauty.

Colorado is decent. The people have halos on, the roads are wide and clean, the mountains are high, and the nature breathtaking. But Colorado is also a "mile high" above seawater (as you can take by its name). So the air is cool, dry, and raspy. Your skin dries up, your nose bleeds, you have an 85% chance that you will catch a fever/cold/chills/nausea, and you will lose appetite because of it.

But I can't complain. I had the most wonderful time at GMC this past week. The ANZA training at Compassion International probably lands in the Top 5 experiences I've had at a workplace. The employees describe this training program as "drinking from a fire hose" because of the amount of information that is thrown at you in a span of 36 hours. It's true - it's an understatement if I said it was a lot of information. It was impossible to swallow everything. But unlike any other corporation I've been a part of , the leadership shows so much grace to the employees...truly. It's not a selfish kind of ordeal, like the kind that goes "let's show off that we have great perks" or implies any sort of PR motive. It's truly because their love for children, people, and above all, their love for God guides them to love their employees well and honor each other above themselves. I feel so blessed to be here. Everyone tells the new employees that they are here for a reason. "It's a God thing." Because being admitted into Compassion International is not an easy entry. The process takes long, and there are roughly 200-300 applicants that apply to one position on any given week. The competition is real, which explains why HR recruiters begin each interview with prayer. Prayer! How awesome is that.

God, I ask for humility, wisdom, excellence, strength, discernment, and perseverance. Give me whatever it'll take to be a good steward of the talents you've given me. Let me be your hands and feet. I want to uncover the beauty of the work that's being done by your grace. Amen.

Heartbeat

Sounds like a machine gun. I feel anxious, nervous and unsettled. A windstorm of thoughts running by at once.

The xx - I Dare You