Teams of All Kinds

Scott and I have been both team members and team leaders on many mission trips. Although we’ve held these positions before we learned this summer what it actually takes to be good team member and a good team leader. By being on the receiving end of teams we learned what is appreciated.
We know that one shovel of dirt dug in love is better than an entire house built without love.
We have seen teams of all sizes, and we know what size we would prefer to lead.
We have seen leaders of all types and have learned characteristics of each that will make us better leaders.
We have seen people who don’t appreciate a culture, no matter how hard they try to hide it.
These are gifts from God, to make us better appreciate and work with international missions in our future. Rarely, does one get to experience a mission trip from both perspectives and our trips will forever be changed because of our work here.
This summer we have seen the good and bad, the beautiful and the ugly. Although there have been times when it was tough, there have been easy times to even them out. This summer by seeing every type of team, we’ve learned what makes up a good team. We know that one result of this summer is that we will forever be better team members and leaders. This is just one of the million things the Lord has shown us this summer.