What im doing???

Ive just come back frm 4 days in Switzerland with Medair. I was there for my HQ briefing. It was pretty much information overload, but all very interesting. Specifically i learnt a lot more about my role as a Logistics and Finance Manager for the projects in Isiro. I guess my role is really a support role fot projectds which are mostly medical related, delivering mobile clinics, HIV projects etc.

So what am i looking forward to and what am i getting nervous about. The idea of working for Medair is very attractive I have no doubt God is calling me to a career in relief work. I think i really connected with the orgnaisation and the people there, it seems to be the right fit, hopefully for them and me. I am excited about the role, about renewing my French, about being part of the Medair family but most of all, about serving the most vulnerable people in the DR Congo.

Knowing what im like though, i need to be caerful about managing exectations, and thats twofold. Managing my expectations of of the other guys on my team, the local staff (i think i will have about 20-30 reporting to me) but also trying to understand their expectations of me. By nature, im a pleaser - I hate letting people down and don't like making mistakes. Ok, lets be realistic for a minute - in the first few months i expect to make a few mistakes but i guess im a little nervous about this aspect of being a relief worker for Medair.