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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340443606-09062001>I can't remember the
name that this subject has been coming up on the list as, so I know I am
changing it and calling it Springbranch camp as the way I think of it when I
think of Chris Weaver in his journey of Spirit. And his Springbranch. The
Springbranch name has a good story with it. I hope Chris chooses to share it
with the list if he has not done so already.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340443606-09062001>My access to e-mail
has been limited, and I've inadvertently deleted pages of e-mails using this in
a web-based way, hence this lapse in memory of what the items have been called
and so on. Sorry. And I don't even know if what I'm going to say here has
already been addressed, but I want to say it too.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340443606-09062001>Chris, I have
watched your story unfold since the beginning of this camp. Your excitement,
eagerness, courage, disappointments, and the following what has heart and
meaning again, with courage. I thank you for sharing the story as it unfolded.
It is an incredible accounting, not of salvaging a camp--although that is
interesting too. For me, the incredible story lies in your story of staying with
the flow of Spirit, staying true to what has heart and meaning, and trusting
Spirit. The last time that you, Ward and I were chatting together about this,
you were sitting there not only understanding your call to leadership, but we
watched your face and heart as you took on the mantle of leadership, knowing
that you are here to lead. And we watched you lead with skillful means, taking
risks with courage. And your co-working with Spirit was clear in every step,
even those times when you became temporarily discouraged. It has been wonderful
to watch you unfold into the greater fullness of who you are, and to step into
yourself in a new way.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340443606-09062001>I also was
absolutely thrilled for you that the university pulled its funding support in
those early days, although I didn't say this to you at the time. This act
removed the shackles of too much bureaucracy from you and the camp, allowing
Spirit to work. The next step was for you to recognize it as a gift and not as a
barrier. And you did, and moved with it. You now have a much better foundation
to really work from, with all that you are, than you would have otherwise.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340443606-09062001>I wish you much
success and joy with your leadership,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340443606-09062001>Love and
blessings,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340443606-09062001>Birgitt</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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