Monday, September 25, 2006
Prayer requests (yes, already)
Arthur and I spoke briefly last night regarding some of the ways that I can assist in the Double Harvest business office. This morning we met to discuss their biggest and most basic needs - firming up their org chart, writing out the responsibilities for EVERY role at Double Harvest and writing up the Rules & Regulations to be utilized across the organization.
There is a lot of documentation and scattered previous versions of much of the above information. Many just need to be collated, updated and refined. Many others need to be written from scratch after conducting mini-interviews with workers in every role! The issues I am faced with are three-fold: (1) almost all of the workers do not speak English, (2) there are no electronic copies of the existing documentation and (3) it's all in French. I don't speak or read French. They have assigned a polite bi-lingual Haitian guy named Claudy to assist me in these ventures, however he is very quiet and I can tell that he is apprehensive of me.
Arthur said that if this is all I get done while I am at Double Harvest, he will be happy. But I can tell that hopes I get it done earlier... frankly, I do too, as I'd like to move onto a task I am better equipped to handle!
My prayer requests:
(1) That I am not easily discouraged by tasks that seem highly difficult
(2) That God will minimize the impenetrability of the language barrier
(3) That I am able to use Claudy's time effectively and that we will form a good working relationship
(4) That I am able to complete these tasks expeditiously and fastidiously
I also slept on my neck wrong last night and woke up with a massive headache. After 6 hours and 3 Aleve tablets later, I am still not feeling so hot.
# posted by A*Dub @ 12:23 PM 
