angela. grace.

"If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day."
- alex noble

Oct 1, 2008 11:55am
today a decision will be made.  but i should backtrack.  monday night, i came home from work…a shift that was supposed to be my 3rd to last shift. I came home only to log on to Facebook and instantly get an online msg from a teammate who had received a msg stating that our Denver Class had been postponed and that we would be receiving a phone call on Tuesday to explain.  Tuesday came and went and no one received a phone call. We have an online group where all 200 of us can communicate and talk about how excited we are for Denver, however this group quickly became full of chaos and panic as word of this delay spread.  I feel that many people don’t understand how significant this delay is and how destructive it is to the hundreds of volunteers for AmeriCorps NCCC. The volunteers for the Denver Fall class as well as the Sacramento Fall class have both received numerous confirmations about this trip as well as plane tickets that were set to leave as early as 5am on Monday morning. These volunteers have quit their jobs, sold their homes, sold their cars and packed their lives away into many boxes, storage centers and traveling bags. This is a HUGE hit to all of us.  There were all sorts of rumors flying around online yesterday. One that was pretty standard was that our class would be delayed until February 2nd, a delay that really forced me to decide if this is something I want to wait 4 more months to do… I decided that it is.  However, today we find out the truth. Today at 3pm a decision will be made and I am hoping with all my heart that we are either leaving on Monday or later this month…anything longer than that will destroy me. I have decided that I probably will wait for the next class in Ferbruary, but it doesn’t mean that I am happy to wait that long. That means 4 more months of serving at a restaurant, 4 more months of rent and living somewhere where I can not comfortably feel at home, 4 more months of not being happy because I am still not doing what I love to do.  I have forced myself to see the good in waiting 4 more months though and there is some good. I do feel like the bad wins in this contest though.  wish me luck, keep this process in your prayers. 

today a decision will be made. 

but i should backtrack. 

monday night, i came home from work…a shift that was supposed to be my 3rd to last shift. I came home only to log on to Facebook and instantly get an online msg from a teammate who had received a msg stating that our Denver Class had been postponed and that we would be receiving a phone call on Tuesday to explain. 

Tuesday came and went and no one received a phone call. We have an online group where all 200 of us can communicate and talk about how excited we are for Denver, however this group quickly became full of chaos and panic as word of this delay spread. 

I feel that many people don’t understand how significant this delay is and how destructive it is to the hundreds of volunteers for AmeriCorps NCCC. The volunteers for the Denver Fall class as well as the Sacramento Fall class have both received numerous confirmations about this trip as well as plane tickets that were set to leave as early as 5am on Monday morning. These volunteers have quit their jobs, sold their homes, sold their cars and packed their lives away into many boxes, storage centers and traveling bags. This is a HUGE hit to all of us. 

There were all sorts of rumors flying around online yesterday. One that was pretty standard was that our class would be delayed until February 2nd, a delay that really forced me to decide if this is something I want to wait 4 more months to do… I decided that it is. 

However, today we find out the truth. Today at 3pm a decision will be made and I am hoping with all my heart that we are either leaving on Monday or later this month…anything longer than that will destroy me. I have decided that I probably will wait for the next class in Ferbruary, but it doesn’t mean that I am happy to wait that long. That means 4 more months of serving at a restaurant, 4 more months of rent and living somewhere where I can not comfortably feel at home, 4 more months of not being happy because I am still not doing what I love to do. 

I have forced myself to see the good in waiting 4 more months though and there is some good. I do feel like the bad wins in this contest though. 

wish me luck, keep this process in your prayers. 
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