Summary: Paul hard at work One of the great challenges of outreach work aside from carving out the time to actually commit to it is to find the balance between numbing yourself out of self preservation in the face of overwhelming human suffering and leaving yourself open to walk in others pain even for a short time We heard countless stories told with tears in eyes still traumatized by the shock of such unexpected loss whole lives lived modestly and rendered suddenly senseless in the wake of such destruction It was at such moments when we realized what was truly at stake here not whether they would rebuild or find new jobs but whether they would find their faith again challenged as it is in the face of such overwhelming stress Paul hard at work One of the great challenges of outreach work aside from carving out the time to actually commit to it is to find the balance between numbing yourself out of self preservation in the face of overwhelming human suffering and leaving yourself open to walk in others pain even for a short time We heard countless stories told with tears in eyes still traumatized by the shock of such unexpected loss whole lives lived modestly and rendered suddenly senseless in the wake of such destruction It was at such moments when we realized what was truly at stake here not whether they would rebuild or find new jobs but whether they would find their faith again challenged as it is in the face of such overwhelming stress
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