Barb’s Work Continues

Many of these volunteers and interns are headed to challenging locations so they need special help in setting up secure communication systems, setting up in country orientation and making sure people leave only when their budgets are fully funded.Raisingneeded support can take 2-6 months in some cases.

Then, finally it is launch time and the person, couple or family head overseas. That requires coordination with field locations to make sure someone is there to greet them at the airport and help them find a place there to live. Once on the field then it’s a matter of checking on them to make sure they are doing well and after completing the field term, then Barb starts the process of ending the assignment.

One thing we do at the end of an assignment is a debrief with both the Volunteer/Intern and the field supervisor. We then provide special services if issues need to be addressed. If the person wants to go on to long term service it is off to other specialists who handle full time service applications. Otherwise it is time for a hearty thank you.

All along the way, the work is bathed with prayer and as you can image takes great wisdom and skill to be able to successfully handle all of this. As Barb has done such work for a dozen years, she is the resident go to person to assist others and is the main person handling a large portion of these applications.

In all our years with Wycliffe, as it relates to work directly with Wycliffe, I have not seen Barb busier. Although her job says she is working part time, in reality for quite some time she has worked almost full time every week. She loves her job and volunteers and interns and other staff love her. It’s great to see her in such a place and keeping up with home and church life where she co-leads a women’s Bible study. To God be the glory!