"I've been getting that fatherly feeling today. I feel like I'm here watching my little Mongolian child all grown up. I mean, I raised this thing, I changed his diapers, taught him to ride his first bicycle. And now he's doing rocket science. Back in 2002 we had to hold their hands through every step of these games, and now what they're doing has become a science."
--Erik Hess
It's true. Young Life Mongolia seems all grown up. But I know that it took years of work to get here. I love Erik's analogy of changing diapers and teaching how to ride a bicycle. I remember some of the stories about those especially dirty diapers, and some of the joys of those first bicycle rides.
It is so encouraging to see Young Life up and running in this country, especially after the tragedy faced just a year before. Losing Jackie should have shattered this team. Instead, I believe it has made them stronger. They still seem to miss her, but there is joy in their eyes, not sadness, when they remember her.
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