Changes

Things are always changing at Holden Village. Now that Spring is sometimes in the air and May youth weekends have started, we have moved vespers from the Fireside Room into the Village Center for the summer. The first weekend just ended, so we are back to a small village again until Saturday when the next group arrives. The elementary school kids also left today on a week long field trip. Next week the high school students leave on their field trip.

But the change of seasons is not the only change here. Staff are always coming and going. In the next two weeks we are saying goodbye to four long term staff members. Several more will be leaving in June. As a matter of fact everyone who lives in Agape with me (eight people) will be gone by the end of June, leaving me the only current staff person still there. I will be living with all new people then. We have also started getting several of the new summer staff on board. Some have been here before and some haven't. My friend, Wanda, from Florida, arrived last Wednesday to become part of the long term staff for the next year.

I was scheduled to leave here this month also, but have been extended through the summer and will end on September 1.

Today is my birthday and I was kind of bah-humbug about it this morning, but so many people have been singing and giving me candy and cards that I can't help but feel better about it now. I also have received several cards in the mail and I love getting mail. (hint, hint)

Gail