Dereck seems to be doing better these past few weeks. His emails reflect a positive and happy young man. I love the quote he used in his last email, "there is no growing in a comfort zone and no comfort in a growing zone." He has a great outlook and knows where to turn for help.
He is doing great at protecting the privacy of his investigators. All he will say is that he has maybe 20-25 solid investigators. There is no update on the large family he has been working with which would account for 9 of the 25 if he is.
He is struggling with the season in Glendale -- you see it is spring training in Arizona. He loves the game of baseball, he always has and it is somewhat depressing for him to be there and know he can't play. He said that it is not that big of deal down there and he was surprised at the lack of enthusiasm by the locals. He has very fond memories of when he was younger and played in a tournament in Phoenix with his comp baseball team. He swears that his current stake center is the same one that he and Scott went to to watch General Conference while they were there. How he would remember is beyond me, but he is his father's son, so he could be right! Small world!
I think he is a bit fearful of summer -- he is already dying of heat. His exact words were, "it was in the low 80's all week. It was so dang hot. I am dead when summer hits."
I will end this update with two questions that Dereck has been asking himself --
First, what are the all the things that Christ has done for me, and secondly, what are the things I can do for the Lord.
Okay - there is your challenge for the week. I would love to hear your thoughts on this subject!