{"id":46,"date":"2009-09-17T14:49:40","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T18:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/wayne-sharp\/?p=46"},"modified":"2009-09-17T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T20:31:13","slug":"it-starts-with-hello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/wayne-sharp\/2009\/09\/17\/it-starts-with-hello\/","title":{"rendered":"It starts with Hello."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Building relationships on the job<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHello, my name is Christy and this is my husband, Wayne.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Relationships start with hello.\u00a0 Whether it is a new student, someone joining us on staff, a new person at church, a new teacher I volunteer for, it always starts with \u201cHello, my name is. . . \u201c.\u00a0 Our ministry is based on relationships.\u00a0 Relationships with co-workers, students, church family, financial supporters, husband\/wife, children, and the list could go on.\u00a0 Although Wayne\u2019s ministry may look like a maintenance job, just fixing things, really it boils down to relationships.\u00a0 Although my ministry may involve volunteering in at school, attending classes here on campus, or just making it to the breaks between classes, it all comes down to relationships.<\/p>\n

Some relationships are very obvious.\u00a0 Wayne has a different student working with him this semester, Anthony.\u00a0 Wayne works with him three days a week and is teaching Anthony how to come along side and help in the HVAC department.\u00a0 But it doesn\u2019t stop there.\u00a0 Wayne also talks with Anthony about classes, family life and future ministry.\u00a0 As they work together, they sometimes chat about the job they are on, other times they discuss life issues.\u00a0 Wayne also has relationships with his co-workers.\u00a0 There is a new electrician on staff this year, Tom.\u00a0 Just this past week we had lightning strike a tree on campus which in turn knocked out a lot of phone lines.\u00a0 Wayne\u2019s co-worker, Ken was gone out west in church meetings so Wayne and Tom worked together and fixed the phones.\u00a0 Both of those relationships are very obvious to be developing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But then there\u2019s the not so obvious.\u00a0 For example, the family who calls after hours because they smell gas in their home and their pilot lights are out in their stove.\u00a0 Wayne works on their stove, also asking them about how life is going.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s a quick fix for the stove, but it a longer \u201cfix\u201d for listening to concerns and struggles the couple is going through.\u00a0 Those opportunities happen on a daily basis for Wayne and it all started with \u201cHello, my name is Wayne\u201d when they arrived on campus.\u00a0 He started a relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our lives are full of relationships.\u00a0 Every day is an opportunity to build on our hellos.\u00a0 Please pray for us as we interact with students, co-workers, and people in our community and our local church.\u00a0 We desire to make the most of every opportunity.<\/p>\n

Ultimately it all comes down to one relationship:\u00a0 our relationship with God.\u00a0 Only through God\u2019s grace and love can we build relationships with those around us.\u00a0 He is the one who prompts Wayne when he\u2019s working on someone\u2019s refrigerator to ask \u201chow are things going for you?\u201d.\u00a0 He\u2019s the one who directs my steps when I go to break and visit with students.\u00a0 He\u2019s the one who directs our thoughts as we discuss when and who to have over for meals.\u00a0 He\u2019s the one who gives us love and patience for those who have \u201cafter hours\u201d questions or appliance breakdowns.\u00a0 He is the one who is our all.<\/p>\n

It all started with a simple hello.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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