after almost 5 years...

....Daniel will say good-bye to Catholic Charities. He's worked in several jobs of the refugee services program with Catholic Charities, most recently being an employment case manager. His last day of work with Catholic Charities will be the 31st of this month - just a few days away. He'll have a week off, then begin the next chapter - new teacher orientation. Yes, Daniel is going to be a Spanish teacher, teaching at Dunbar High School. We're looking forward to the change of pace. Who doesn't get excited about a week off at Thanksgiving, 2 weeks off at Christmas, spring break, and the entire summer????

Hawa (Somali), John (Congolese), Tory, me, Daniel, Kerby, Jen, and Jari (Albanian)

Brian, Anita, Faith, Stephanie, Sar (Cambodian), Brendon, and Peter (Sudanese)

However, he will definitely miss co-workers and the refugees he has served. Catholic Charities has been a fantastic place for us - great people to work with, both co-workers and clients. Our hearts are for the nations, so it's been such a joy to get to be 'in the nations' day in and day out. Friday Daniel's co-workers took him to lunch at Red Cactus, a small Mexican restaurant near TCU. They gave him one of his favorite candies, TWIZZLERS, and a really sweet card. I know he was so honored by words of blessing and encouraging words thanking him for his desire for excellence in his work and for his hard-working ethic. I must admit, I was beaming with pride to read all of the sweet notes to him - he is a fantastic man of intergrity, a hard-worker, compassionate, and excellent in his work ethic.