Back in July of 2024, I wrote a post related to transition. In that post, I expressed a realization that while I constantly looked for definitive 'transition points' in my life development, what was really happening was a never ending of transitions. (Having been watching things related to physics lately, I think of this like the electron which is in multiple points of time/space at the same time.)
Thus we have come to yet another of these points, this one dealing with the Theodora Project in Ghana. I gave my update in July where I went through our crisis of the first half of 2025 and how via local engagement, we overcame it. This was my first time back to actually see and feel what that meant.
It has been both deeply encouraging and stressful at the same time.
If you have raised children to their becoming adult, you are aware of this experience. You want them to become independent. But as they start doing that, they start pushing you away. You are happy and encouraged that they are finding their independent way. Yet you are hurt that you are no longer that central part of their life. It opens a hole in your heart. And that hurts. A lot of what has been going on during this trip fits into this category. That's the stressful part.
Encouraging, however, is the incredibly increased engagement by the Ghana Board of Directors. For years, they have been mostly window dressing. As mentioned in the crisis post, they came to the rescue in the time of need. Now they are providing the level of engagement that the participant manager is going to need to go forward.
And I am left with wondering how this will all play out for me. As I mentioned in my earlier posts, I've made huge progress building out our fundraising program and part of our business development program as well. There are still things I need to do to train a business development person. And I still have the strategic vision that is needed. But for the first time in six-years, I am leaving Ghana without a clear idea of if I will be returning. It will be interesting to see how things play out.
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