End of May

(Director Viola on a Fredricksted beach)
This is my reflections from the past week of teachings and just God teaching.... Im learning the importance of a teachable spirit. I'd rather work with someone with little experience yet a teachable spirit than someone with all the experience but no motivation for change.
-Four steps to leadership (found in Jesus example with the disciples): Directing (telling what to do and assess -as one adult to another adult ), Coaching (explaining the why), Supporting (physically absent but still in charge-as seen in sending disciples out two by two and then debriefing), Delegating (give full authority)
-Your self control to speak the right thing at the right time needs to be guarded by rest
- A great leader will simplify things
- Are we taking our bubbles onto the missionary field to avoid discomforts (ipods, laptops etc)
- Peter had two conversions. The first was to Jesus. The second was a cultural awareness (acts 9 and 10)
- Leadership is presence (the importance of delegation)
- It takes character to choose the right choice. It takes self awareness to realize it's cost.
- Immaturity is being a victim to your personality type.
- Preaching, teaching are both introverting professions


Here is my prayer/financial update letter:
Greetings from YWAM St Croix,
I am now halfway through my Equip Leadership training and loving every minute of it. Sarah Lanier was our speaker this week and did a fantastic job of teaching us different communication styles, personality styles, culture outlines etc..... I am beginning to see a better vision of my time here on St Croix base and have been busy getting ready for Kings Kids this summer (we have a two week summer camp with locals called Jericho Kids and then two weeks overnight camp with Kings Kids including hosting 60kids from Puerto Rico).
After some lengthy team brainstorming Ive been asked to join the administration side of the base to help support the base director's wife. I will be considering this in prayer and would appreciate your prayers also. This also brings up the need to purchase a laptop computer so I am placing that on my financial needs list....
I am also seeing a need to have my own vehicle as getting around the island is not easy. I can take a taxi to Christiansted and Fredricksted (for 2.50 each way) however any location that is not on this route runs quite high. I hope to be able to look into this so that I can better connect with the community and do some volunteering as well as connecting with the variety of churches on the island (I should be able to find an 'island car' for around 2000$).
Please be praying for God to bless in each of these areas, give continued discernment as well as financial provisions for each of these things. If you feel you can contribute financially please let me know.
Thank you for your support! ~Alissa