August 11, 2010
we went to validate the accfa rca today… and it PASSED! oh, yeah! after all that we went through, it passed! ate nel hugged me a few times and i swear gladys had tears in her eyes. i’m so proud of them. that first day was hard, really really hard… the first week was tough… it hasn’t been easy. the regional folks didn’t have faith in this district… they didn’t say the words, but the looks said enough. well, yeah… support them, work with them, be positive… so proud of them. to know i’m leaving here with a few people having not only developed skills but the confidence that they can tackle difficult tasks is worth any day or weeks of trudging through some of the toughest areas i’ve personally ever witnessed.
ate nel showed me her latest defaulter list and it was what i hoped to see. she gets it now. and she said she’d never let her defaulters get that bad again. and they are ready to tackle another barangay before we leave the city. it has been slow, this process. we haven’t vaccinated as many defaulters as the previous team, but we are leaving with staff more capable and confident to see this work through… i just hope they continue to receive support because they still need it… they are close, but not quite there. but they have come so so far. and it makes me smile. and i had to laugh when i was told i looked “sexy” today because i wasn’t wearing one of my button-downs… haha! no, i wasn’t in what lauren and i call our “man clothes”. so a pretty good day. accfa. oh, accfa… you started out as hell and now i’ll always treasure the map the captain drew for us last week for it will always serve as inspiration. so proud of district IV.
