À côté du Saint Sacrement lui-même, votre voisin est ce à quoi vos sens sont soumis de plus saint..’’ – C.S. Lewis (traduction libre)
Alors qu’une autre semaine commence pour nous en Beauce,
nous venons de dire aurevoir à nos superviseurs après leur visite fructueuse.
Les jours qui viennent de passé ont été toute une aventure pour l’équipe au
complet. Avant l’arrivée des superviseurs, notre équipe avait des difficultés
avec l’unité. À cause d’ennuis de santé, une de nos chefs d’équipes a pris deux
semaines de repos, mais ce n’était que la pointe de l’iceberg pour nous. Faire
du ministère et travailler avec de parfaits étrangers pour huit mois va
assurément causer des troubles et des problèmes, qui vont soit nous diviser ou
bien nous renforcir. Récemment, il a été difficile de nous rappeler de notre
mission et de trouver des manières de travailler pour faire les parties moins
plaisantes de notre ministère, mais après cinq jours bien remplis, nos cœurs
sont renouvelés.
Vers la fin de la visite de supervision, nous avons eu une
journée d’équipe dont nos superviseurs étaient les organisateurs. Cette journée
incluait une retraite femme/homme, une activité incroyablement difficile pour renforcir l’esprit d’équipe
qui incluait une corde jaune et deux arbres, un temps de partage en équipe, un
dîner aux chandelles, la messe, la prière d’équipe et un moment d’affirmations
et de prières en tant qu’équipe.
Unis dans le Christ,
Rebecca
Traduction : Sara
Les Équipes NET (Andrée-Anne, Lisa, Josée, Mickel, Zak
& Matt)
“Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses.” – C.S. Lewis
During our supe visit, our team put on a number of events as usual, and one of these was an Adoration night. As music leader on the team, I was blessed to have the opportunity to play music for Adoration. After Adoration, I shared with the team that God really reminded me of why I am here this year. I experienced a love and peace in my heart that brought me a joy which I hadn’t felt since arriving in Beauce. For the first time in a while, I whole-heartedly thanked God for my team and supervisors, and remembered the importance of my mission.
Personally, I can’t put my finger on what it is that changed in the past five days and I probably never will be able to – but even this morning when we got in the van to go to our office and start the day, the air felt lighter and God was present in each of us. I think I speak for every member of my team when I say that this past week was challenging, but we were all individually healed and restored in our faith in God. He is alive and working in all of us, and we are seeing that more. Our mission this year is one that could change souls for eternity, but we can’t do it alone. In fact, we cannot do it at all. We are not meant to bring ourselves to the people we encounter because it is not us they need – it’s God. He is at work and we are only mere instruments in His hands.
“Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses.” – C.S. Lewis
As another week begins for us here in Beauce, we bid a farewell to our supervisors after a very successful supe visit. The past few days have been quite the adventure for our team as a whole. Before the arrival of our supervisors, our team was struggling with unity. Due to health conditions, one of our team leaders has taken two weeks off to rest – but that was just the tip of the iceberg for us. Being in ministry and working with total strangers for eight months will evidently pose problems and struggles, which will either tear us apart or strengthen us. Recently, it had been difficult to remember our mission and find ways to work through the less-than-pleasant parts of ministry, but after a very eventful five days, our hearts are stirring.
Towards the end of the supe visit, we had a team day that our supervisors organized for us. This day included men’s/women’s sessions, an incredibly difficult team-building exercise that involved yellow rope and two trees, a team sharing time, a candlelit dinner, Mass, team prayer, and a time of affirmation and prayer as a team.
In Christ,
Rebecca
Les équipes NET (Sara, Andrée-Anne, Lisa, Josée, Mickel, Zak & Matt)
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