We were surprised to find we were to be group leaders for the Camp Baldwin project (February 2012) Most new SOWERs carefully avoid this responsibility by not being the first to sign up for a project. This would only have been our fourth project. Whoever signs up first is appointed group leader. We weren't the first to sign up, but the group leader had an emergency, so we were appointed. "You can do it!" I enthusiastically told Terry, forgetting I was to be group leader, too, for the women.
Now that the project is finished, I can say it was a joy to serve in this way. We were a liaison between the camp director and our team. One of our issues was the Internet connection. David, the camp director, said we were to tell him every time the Internet disconnected, even if it was several times a day. It was only in the RV area that the Internet was capricious. Even the camp staff could not understand why it would randomly disconnect. Sometimes I got around this by carrying our laptop to another area on campus. That was not the best solution, because then I still had team members coming to our trailer telling us the Internet wasn't working. So I would hunt down the director or someone in the office. They were good about immediately jumping into their golf carts and going to reset the router (whatever that means!)
Our other responsibilities were finding out and organizing our job assignments, distributing any mail, organizing social events, and making a final report.
We ladies enjoyed an impromptu trip to a Wellness Event in town, and as a group we had a Valentine's evening, complete with "How we met" stories from each couple.
On our last morning together, Terry passed out the usual certificates SOWERs always get, along with photo collages, and two special chocolate bars, only available in the States--Payday and 100 Grand. Our real reward, however, will be in Heaven when the Lord will say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Matthew 25:21
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