A lunch meeting with Faith in Youth begins with a prayer. The group reviews the Back to School Fair, noting how it can be improved next year, and follows with a rich discussion of ways they can keep focused on building community, beyond hosting events. During a week filled with meetings, phone calls, and paperwork, Martell recharges with some hands-on volunteer work. She wants to know and she's pushed for an evaluation, anticipating it will bring about learning and improvement. She's aware it will have limitations.
Some forces are too big to control directly.
But you have to have faith that what we do is good. And I do. I really believe in it.