If you know Melissa at all you probably know that she hates speaking in front of large audiences (large being bigger than 3) :) and would rather be almost any place else besides a stage in front of a crowd (even if friendly).
But when she is passionate about something, as she is with the refugees, she will overcome any obstacle to her in making a difference and today she did just that. She was asked to speak at our church in front of the congregation about her experiences with the refugee ministry. The very thought of it made her extremely nervous, but the thought that she might motivate even just a few families to open their hearts and their homes was enough for her to fight the fear and agree to speak.
Today she gave an eloquent, well thought out, funny and poignant speech about how getting involved with and hosting refugees has profoundly changed her life (and our family in general).
I am so very proud of her for getting up there and doing this (there were probably 400-500 people in the main service). As she was speaking I was thinking how grateful I am to her for leading us down this path and the wonderful experiences we have had so far and the ones that are out there yet. Many people came up to her and me after the service and congratulated her and mentioned how they were touched by the story and our openess to accepting strangers from another country into our house. So I am guessing that she did make a difference and in some small way move things forward for the refugee cause she is so passionate about.
Great job Melissa!
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