By Linda Beadle | Communications Team
Dear friends and supporters of Operation Mercy,
Recently our Acting International Director sat down and reflected on his past months of leading Operation Mercy and the joy in the role:
"Serving as Acting International Director these past months has given me a different view of Operation Mercy. Normally, as Associate International Director, I work closely with particular areas of our work at specific points. This season has given me the opportunity to see more of what holds the whole together, and to better understand how the different parts of our organisation depend on and strengthen one another.
"Our five priorities are Prayer, Professionalism, Peacemaking, Perseverance and Partnership, and I think we are at our best when these work together.
"The perseverance of our teams is always a source of deep appreciation as they continue faithfully through difficult and changing circumstances, building relationships, learning, and serving. Professionalism and peacemaking shape how we serve and persevere, while prayer is the foundation.
"One of the greatest joys in this role has been seeing partnership from a different perspective. There has been much joy in seeing the strength of different teams working across countries, projects, and roles, bringing their different skills and gifts together and supporting one another in our shared work. If this is what partnership looks like within our own teams, how much deeper it becomes as we work alongside, learn from and persevere with the people and communities we have chosen to serve.
"I am grateful for this season and for the opportunity to see more clearly how our priorities come together through our shared work."
- Rodger Beadle, Acting International Director
Our International Director, Andrea, will return later this month.
And, lastly, here are some fun photos to go with this month's report! Our Keystone team in Jordan launched a youth football program for marginalized youth — now with around 70 players across different age groups. These young athletes come from diverse backgrounds, and they’re learning teamwork, respect, and mutual understanding as they play together.
By Linda Beadle | Communications Team
By Andrea Vogt | International Director Operation Mercy
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