Half way through project, the staff left and assigned each of us a job that they had. I was part of the leadership team along with Maureen, Tom, Kyle, and Jeff. I was picked to be a co-women’s director along with Maureen. Tom and Kyle were the men’s directors and Jeff was the operations director. The five of us made a great team to keep the project together. My role as a women’s director was to shepherd the other girls on project and care for them. Also, as a leadership team we were responsible for the content during the Monday night meeting each week. So the five of us came up with a theme for the rest of project to center the messages on. Our theme was putting your identity in Christ.

The night that I found out I was going to be a leader is very memorable. Andrea, the staff women’s director, told me earlier that night that she wanted to talk to Maureen and I after our outreach time. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but I was a little curious what she wanted to meet with us about. When the time came she brought us to a different wing of the college, to a random empty dorm room. We waited in the room for what seemed a really long time. Finally Kent and Doug showed up with the other guys. They sat us down and told us the role they wanted us to fill for the rest of project. I kind of had a feeling when I entered that room and Andrea said Kent was coming with the others that it had something to do with being part of the leadership team. I was just uncertain at first if they picked the right person. I’m not the kind of person that likes to give speeches or likes to be in charge. But, I soon found out that isn’t what leadership is all about and not all leaders are good at giving speeches. There are some leaders that are quiet and can lead through their actions and in doing the behind the scenes work. And that’s the kind of leader I am.