It's the end of the month. Statistically, that means most people have already dropped their New Year's Resolution. If that's you, I'm sorry for bringing it up. But I haven't quit mine... but mostly because of a technicality. I didn't make one. Here's why:
Over my time at NaCoMe, each year has shifted so much. I was reminded of that in the closing months of last year as we were wrapping up financial records and updating some pieces of marketing materials. There were so many things that I would have told you we did years ago that we had only done months ago. Time just moves differently when you're here I suppose. This is often the case when campers or guests will point out something new to them around camp and I'll remember that it hasn't even been a full year since we did it, despite it feeling like much longer to me.
I'm humbled by this phenomenon more than you know. It's a testament to where this ministry is moving because of all the people that love it. The privilege of serving at a place where so many notice even the small things we endeavor to improve gives all of our work such purpose. You'll see below that yet again, we have good news to share: we have essentially twice as many campers registered as we had at this same time last year, and our calendar continues to fill up with retreat groups and events.
So as a result of how the last years have gone, I wanted to relish the challenges that this year brings without the burdens of a potentially arbitrary resolution. In short- I don't know where the road is going, so I'm not going to use my turn signal yet. Of course I can be better in a lot of ways, and those that know my perfectionist streak know I can't quit that habit. But I'm excited for what 2020 brings at NaCoMe. We're off to a fast start, and there are more surprises to come.
Here's to the ride,
Ryan "Flash" Moore, Director