Screwy start to spring
Posted by Ben on April 19, 2011
Things in New Orleans have not been going according to plan at all. Rather we’ve had some unexpected challenges this past month both personally and via the ministry that has seemed to turn life on its head. Nothing seems to be what it once was.
In March we took an unfortunate and unexpected trip to Michigan because of a family tragedy. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for my wife and her family.
Upon returning I was anxious to have things return back to normal, and excited to see the guys for the first time in two weeks. Unfortunately within the first hour I heard a POP when I landed finishing a layup. It ended up being more than the end of my night. In the following days an orthopedic surgeon informed me that I had a Jones Fracture, and he suggested I get a screw put in my foot to make sure it heals correctly and prevents this from happening again.
Unfortunately this means that for 3 months I won’t be able to play any sort of basketball. At this point I’m looking forward to the time I’ll be able to walk around again normally. These days the medication I’m on has me sleeping almost 16 hours a day with much of my waking hours being hazy and hard to concentrate on anything. I had hoped to get a lot of administrative things caught up, and a good jump on some projects, but even the most basic tasks prove to be overwhelming. We’ll see as time moves forward how this will affect the ministry. Initially I think this will give me more time to talk to people on the sidelines, and it will force me to become a better communicator of my expectations toward players without demonstration. Somehow I know that I’ll find ways to make these setbacks benefit the ministry.
I’ll welcome any new ideas.
Ben
