June has seen me getting bz with GComm stuff.
Since the first 1 or 2 meetings last year, there was much nothing for me and Linda to do as Sandy had co-ordinated the accommodation stuff directly with the hostel, and with Gracie. The admin part of the accommodation essentialy can be done by 1 person (but very siong if the person is holding a job).
And then came the news that she was preggy and subsequently we (me and linda) were activated. What i did not expect was the amount of work that goes into org this conference. Sandy is really good. She’s so organised and ensured that the handover was thorough and she had it all typed/printed/filed properly in hard and soft copies. And she worked till a day before her labour.
The last few weeks of G Comm saw me on my excel sheet everday, trying to update the flight details of the participants, email them and ans their queries.
I felt like in the “customer service ” line, and learnt how to negotiate, be patient.
It is really not a simple conference to manage, considering pple in the comm are all volunteers.
Stansfield is a really no frills hostel. No frills, no nothing. We had to get toiletries, breakfast take away boxes …. towels.
when they (hostel) had said “yes” before, they may not deliver as promised. They simply do not have the manpower..
Recalling an incident -
Hostel – “we ran out of the info sheet” (for participants)
me – “can zap?”
Hostel – “our photocopy machine cannot zap double sided”
me – no choice, hand delivered the info sheets down
On the whole the staff there have tried to accommodate to our requests, but really, as the saying goes, you pay peanuts, you get monkeys”. Dont expect much.
this experience was also very enriching as i realised i am amongst the hundreds of Missionaries who gave their lives to serve cross cultually. On hindsight, i felt priviledged that i could serve them/ assisted them. I see elderly missionaries and still actively serving. I see those who trusted God for finances to come here. and those who could not afford to have the whole family come down.
I think we( the church) did our best to provide what we could within our means and ensured that they have a good experience.
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