I believe there is beauty in brokenness in 2012 I became friends with Chami
in 2012 I became friends with Chami
in 2012 I became friends with Chami we were in our new town of Ishinomaki
we were in our new town of Ishinomaki
we were in our new town of Ishinomaki and we were waiting every day at the
and we were waiting every day at the
and we were waiting every day at the same bus stop for the kindergarten bus
same bus stop for the kindergarten bus
same bus stop for the kindergarten bus to come and pick up our two daughters
to come and pick up our two daughters
to come and pick up our two daughters now it would have been a normal bus stop
now it would have been a normal bus stop
now it would have been a normal bus stop in a normal neighborhood except it
in a normal neighborhood except it
in a normal neighborhood except it wasn’t that previous year that tsunami
wasn’t that previous year that tsunami
wasn’t that previous year that tsunami had come and wiped out everything in
had come and wiped out everything in
had come and wiped out everything in that whole neighborhood except for one
that whole neighborhood except for one
that whole neighborhood except for one single gray concrete apartment building
single gray concrete apartment building
single gray concrete apartment building tme and her family have been assigned to
tme and her family have been assigned to
tme and her family have been assigned to lived there by the government after
lived there by the government after
lived there by the government after their own home had been badly damaged I
their own home had been badly damaged I
their own home had been badly damaged I would go every day and try to make
would go every day and try to make
would go every day and try to make conversation with Jimmy but she always
conversation with Jimmy but she always
conversation with Jimmy but she always looked very nervous and didn’t want to
looked very nervous and didn’t want to
looked very nervous and didn’t want to talk to me I think for her she just
talk to me I think for her she just
talk to me I think for her she just wondered what on earth is this blond
wondered what on earth is this blond
wondered what on earth is this blond woman and her family suddenly doing in
woman and her family suddenly doing in
woman and her family suddenly doing in my neighborhood so one day I happen to
my neighborhood so one day I happen to
my neighborhood so one day I happen to bring our small white Maltese dog with
bring our small white Maltese dog with
bring our small white Maltese dog with me and I pulled up to the bus stop and
me and I pulled up to the bus stop and
me and I pulled up to the bus stop and Mollie the dog jumped out of the car and
Mollie the dog jumped out of the car and
Mollie the dog jumped out of the car and went running right over to gme as she
went running right over to gme as she
went running right over to gme as she did that she and me just without
did that she and me just without
did that she and me just without thinking bent down and scooped up Mollie
thinking bent down and scooped up Mollie
thinking bent down and scooped up Mollie and Mollie started licking her face and
and Mollie started licking her face and
and Mollie started licking her face and his Mollie licked her face the tears
his Mollie licked her face the tears
his Mollie licked her face the tears started flowing and so did her story
started flowing and so did her story
started flowing and so did her story that previous year the nine point or the
that previous year the nine point or the
that previous year the nine point or the 9.0 earthquake had rocked Jimmy’s home
9.0 earthquake had rocked Jimmy’s home
9.0 earthquake had rocked Jimmy’s home and it was followed shortly after by a
and it was followed shortly after by a
and it was followed shortly after by a blaring siren that was saying get out
blaring siren that was saying get out
blaring siren that was saying get out get out a tsunami might come she didn’t
get out a tsunami might come she didn’t
get out a tsunami might come she didn’t know what to do she grabbed her young
know what to do she grabbed her young
know what to do she grabbed her young daughter she grabbed her pet poodle and
daughter she grabbed her pet poodle and
daughter she grabbed her pet poodle and went to the car and drove as quickly as
went to the car and drove as quickly as
went to the car and drove as quickly as she could
she could
she could to the elementary school she went in and
to the elementary school she went in and
to the elementary school she went in and she got her son out of the school
she got her son out of the school
she got her son out of the school brought him back to the car she later
brought him back to the car she later
brought him back to the car she later said it wasn’t a very smart thing to do
said it wasn’t a very smart thing to do
said it wasn’t a very smart thing to do but at times like that you can’t really
but at times like that you can’t really
but at times like that you can’t really think so she drove back to her home and
think so she drove back to her home and
think so she drove back to her home and as she was driving she looked in the
as she was driving she looked in the
as she was driving she looked in the rearview mirror and she saw the black
rearview mirror and she saw the black
rearview mirror and she saw the black wave coming toward them and she drove
wave coming toward them and she drove
wave coming toward them and she drove faster and she pulled up by her home and
faster and she pulled up by her home and
faster and she pulled up by her home and with one hand she grabbed her daughter
with one hand she grabbed her daughter
with one hand she grabbed her daughter and with the other hand she grabbed her
and with the other hand she grabbed her
and with the other hand she grabbed her son and she went running for the safety
son and she went running for the safety
son and she went running for the safety of the second store of their home second
of the second store of their home second
of the second store of their home second story of their home they got up there
story of their home they got up there
story of their home they got up there and she went down partly on the steps to
and she went down partly on the steps to
and she went down partly on the steps to go and get their poodle out of the car
go and get their poodle out of the car
go and get their poodle out of the car but the water had already come in and
but the water had already come in and
but the water had already come in and was filling their first floor from the
was filling their first floor from the
was filling their first floor from the second-story window of their bedroom she
second-story window of their bedroom she
second-story window of their bedroom she watched as her car and her poodle got
watched as her car and her poodle got
watched as her car and her poodle got washed away on that day at a bus stop
washed away on that day at a bus stop
washed away on that day at a bus stop Jimmy and I became friends a special
Jimmy and I became friends a special
Jimmy and I became friends a special friendship was formed in a broken
friendship was formed in a broken
friendship was formed in a broken neighborhood in a broken city out of a
neighborhood in a broken city out of a
neighborhood in a broken city out of a broken heart
broken heart
broken heart beauty and brokenness so what was I
beauty and brokenness so what was I
beauty and brokenness so what was I doing up there in the first place six
doing up there in the first place six
doing up there in the first place six days before that tsunami happened my
days before that tsunami happened my
days before that tsunami happened my husband Eric and I had completed a
husband Eric and I had completed a
husband Eric and I had completed a training in coal Bay for how to respond
training in coal Bay for how to respond
training in coal Bay for how to respond in case there were to be a large natural
in case there were to be a large natural
in case there were to be a large natural disaster in Japan when that disaster
disaster in Japan when that disaster
disaster in Japan when that disaster ripped through the northeast coast of
ripped through the northeast coast of
ripped through the northeast coast of Japan it broke our hearts for this place
Japan it broke our hearts for this place
Japan it broke our hearts for this place that we had come to love those next few
that we had come to love those next few
that we had come to love those next few days we gathered with our colleagues
days we gathered with our colleagues
days we gathered with our colleagues from the organization were with caught
from the organization were with caught
from the organization were with caught Asian access and we prayed for the
Asian access and we prayed for the
Asian access and we prayed for the people and we try to come up with how we
people and we try to come up with how we
people and we try to come up with how we might be able to respond I was sitting
might be able to respond I was sitting
might be able to respond I was sitting there in one of these meetings with a
there in one of these meetings with a
there in one of these meetings with a roomful of colleagues and all of a
roomful of colleagues and all of a
roomful of colleagues and all of a sudden these
sudden these
sudden these the guttural sobs just came through my
the guttural sobs just came through my
the guttural sobs just came through my body
body
body it was incredibly embarrassing but I
it was incredibly embarrassing but I
it was incredibly embarrassing but I realized later that it the timing and
realized later that it the timing and
realized later that it the timing and those tears were my calling and my
those tears were my calling and my
those tears were my calling and my special invitation to be part of healing
special invitation to be part of healing
special invitation to be part of healing a place that have become so broken over
a place that have become so broken over
a place that have become so broken over that next year Eric and many others from
that next year Eric and many others from
that next year Eric and many others from our region made countless trips 12 to 14
our region made countless trips 12 to 14
our region made countless trips 12 to 14 hour trips up north to take supplies
hour trips up north to take supplies
hour trips up north to take supplies give out clothes make warm clothing mud
give out clothes make warm clothing mud
give out clothes make warm clothing mud out homes help people in any way they
out homes help people in any way they
out homes help people in any way they could we had four little children at
could we had four little children at
could we had four little children at home and so I could only go up twice the
home and so I could only go up twice the
home and so I could only go up twice the first time that I went I was helping a
first time that I went I was helping a
first time that I went I was helping a team clean out a park now this part had
team clean out a park now this part had
team clean out a park now this part had things that should never ever be in a
things that should never ever be in a
things that should never ever be in a park it had big pieces of trucks and
park it had big pieces of trucks and
park it had big pieces of trucks and piles of clothing dangerous shards
piles of clothing dangerous shards
piles of clothing dangerous shards smelly fish but everywhere I look there
smelly fish but everywhere I look there
smelly fish but everywhere I look there are these beautiful pieces of broken
are these beautiful pieces of broken
are these beautiful pieces of broken pottery and I didn’t want to throw them
pottery and I didn’t want to throw them
pottery and I didn’t want to throw them away and so I put them in a bucket and
away and so I put them in a bucket and
away and so I put them in a bucket and saved them our family made the decision
saved them our family made the decision
saved them our family made the decision several months later to move up there we
several months later to move up there we
several months later to move up there we joined the team of Christians called b1
joined the team of Christians called b1
joined the team of Christians called b1 who were also choosing to live in the
who were also choosing to live in the
who were also choosing to live in the tsunami area we knew it was going to
tsunami area we knew it was going to
tsunami area we knew it was going to take a long-term presence to really make
take a long-term presence to really make
take a long-term presence to really make a difference we had family and friends
a difference we had family and friends
a difference we had family and friends call us in panic and say what are you
call us in panic and say what are you
call us in panic and say what are you doing you have little kids you can’t
doing you have little kids you can’t
doing you have little kids you can’t move there but for us and our teammates
move there but for us and our teammates
move there but for us and our teammates it really was a privilege to join God in
it really was a privilege to join God in
it really was a privilege to join God in walking with these people through the
walking with these people through the
walking with these people through the next steps and through trying to help
next steps and through trying to help
next steps and through trying to help them recover there’s a verse that I love
them recover there’s a verse that I love
them recover there’s a verse that I love that Jesus says he said those of you who
that Jesus says he said those of you who
that Jesus says he said those of you who try to save your lives will lose it but
try to save your lives will lose it but
try to save your lives will lose it but those of you who lose your lives for my
those of you who lose your lives for my
those of you who lose your lives for my sake will find it
sake will find it
sake will find it and I think choosing to lose ourselves
and I think choosing to lose ourselves
and I think choosing to lose ourselves in Ishinomaki has been one of the best
in Ishinomaki has been one of the best
in Ishinomaki has been one of the best decisions of her lives so we moved up
decisions of her lives so we moved up
decisions of her lives so we moved up there with our family and would put our
there with our family and would put our
there with our family and would put our kids in the local schools
kids in the local schools
kids in the local schools it was while we were playing our kids
it was while we were playing our kids
it was while we were playing our kids taking our kids to school and picking
taking our kids to school and picking
taking our kids to school and picking them up that I became friends with other
them up that I became friends with other
them up that I became friends with other moms like GME and they would have smiles
moms like GME and they would have smiles
moms like GME and they would have smiles on their faces when they were with their
on their faces when they were with their
on their faces when they were with their children but when the kids went into
children but when the kids went into
children but when the kids went into school
school
school the real faces the real moms came out
the real faces the real moms came out
the real faces the real moms came out and I saw devastated women who have been
and I saw devastated women who have been
and I saw devastated women who have been broken by this disaster but what was
broken by this disaster but what was
broken by this disaster but what was amazing to me was how they reached out
amazing to me was how they reached out
amazing to me was how they reached out and helped me I was the foreigner and
and helped me I was the foreigner and
and helped me I was the foreigner and the outsider but they helped me know
the outsider but they helped me know
the outsider but they helped me know what they we needed to enclose or the
what they we needed to enclose or the
what they we needed to enclose or the bus schedule
bus schedule
bus schedule they were so kind to me in the midst of
they were so kind to me in the midst of
they were so kind to me in the midst of their brokenness and as we became
their brokenness and as we became
their brokenness and as we became friends I heard their stories of loss
friends I heard their stories of loss
friends I heard their stories of loss loss of homes and family members and
loss of homes and family members and
loss of homes and family members and jobs their stories and that broken
jobs their stories and that broken
jobs their stories and that broken pottery that I kept seeing everywhere it
pottery that I kept seeing everywhere it
pottery that I kept seeing everywhere it stayed in my heart and I felt a nutrient
stayed in my heart and I felt a nutrient
stayed in my heart and I felt a nutrient forming I was having tea one day with
forming I was having tea one day with
forming I was having tea one day with one of my new mom friends named you go
one of my new mom friends named you go
one of my new mom friends named you go and I said you go I have this kind of
and I said you go I have this kind of
and I said you go I have this kind of crazy idea can I tell you and she said
crazy idea can I tell you and she said
crazy idea can I tell you and she said sure and I said what if we could get
sure and I said what if we could get
sure and I said what if we could get some of the women from our community
some of the women from our community
some of the women from our community together and do something with all this
together and do something with all this
together and do something with all this broken pottery like make jewelry and her
broken pottery like make jewelry and her
broken pottery like make jewelry and her eyes were getting bigger and she was
eyes were getting bigger and she was
eyes were getting bigger and she was leaning forward and I said there’s only
leaning forward and I said there’s only
leaning forward and I said there’s only two problems the first problem is I
two problems the first problem is I
two problems the first problem is I don’t know how to make jewelry and the
don’t know how to make jewelry and the
don’t know how to make jewelry and the second is I’m terrible business and
second is I’m terrible business and
second is I’m terrible business and finance but my friend Yuko
finance but my friend Yuko
finance but my friend Yuko she laughed and she said you know I have
she laughed and she said you know I have
she laughed and she said you know I have had a hobby of making jewelry since I
had a hobby of making jewelry since I
had a hobby of making jewelry since I was a girl and I was helping to run a
was a girl and I was helping to run a
was a girl and I was helping to run a business that got washed away and you go
business that got washed away and you go
business that got washed away and you go was my first sign up who was willing to
was my first sign up who was willing to
was my first sign up who was willing to come on board so you go attach that G oh
come on board so you go attach that G oh
come on board so you go attach that G oh she did they could it they had it
she did they could it they had it
she did they could it they had it thank you and so we gathered we invited
thank you and so we gathered we invited
thank you and so we gathered we invited you go and cheer me and other women to
you go and cheer me and other women to
you go and cheer me and other women to come together and say let’s try to do
come together and say let’s try to do
come together and say let’s try to do this our kids and their kids and
this our kids and their kids and
this our kids and their kids and volunteers went out into the field and
volunteers went out into the field and
volunteers went out into the field and picked up buckets and buckets of pottery
picked up buckets and buckets of pottery
picked up buckets and buckets of pottery that we could use there were days that
that we could use there were days that
that we could use there were days that felt overwhelming but I had received
felt overwhelming but I had received
felt overwhelming but I had received really good advice
really good advice
really good advice it was do the right next thing and so we
it was do the right next thing and so we
it was do the right next thing and so we did that we did the right next thing day
did that we did the right next thing day
did that we did the right next thing day by day it was amazing how people came
by day it was amazing how people came
by day it was amazing how people came who could do what we couldn’t do who
who could do what we couldn’t do who
who could do what we couldn’t do who could teach how to make jewelry and who
could teach how to make jewelry and who
could teach how to make jewelry and who could help us make a website and do
could help us make a website and do
could help us make a website and do social media October 2nd of 2012 we
social media October 2nd of 2012 we
social media October 2nd of 2012 we started this new enterprise and we
started this new enterprise and we
started this new enterprise and we needed to find a name for what we were
needed to find a name for what we were
needed to find a name for what we were doing one of the women in our group who
doing one of the women in our group who
doing one of the women in our group who had lost her mom and sister in the
had lost her mom and sister in the
had lost her mom and sister in the tsunami she said sue whatever you name
tsunami she said sue whatever you name
tsunami she said sue whatever you name it it has to have the word hope in it
it it has to have the word hope in it
it it has to have the word hope in it because this is the only place I have
because this is the only place I have
because this is the only place I have found hope and so the nozomi project was
found hope and so the nozomi project was
found hope and so the nozomi project was born knows only is the Japanese word for
born knows only is the Japanese word for
born knows only is the Japanese word for hope
hope
hope I remember when we were working the
I remember when we were working the
I remember when we were working the first time we had an online sale and we
first time we had an online sale and we
first time we had an online sale and we gathered around our only computer and 15
gathered around our only computer and 15
gathered around our only computer and 15 or 16 of us we all just started cheering
or 16 of us we all just started cheering
or 16 of us we all just started cheering as somebody who lived across the world
as somebody who lived across the world
as somebody who lived across the world was choosing to buy a shard of Hope we
was choosing to buy a shard of Hope we
was choosing to buy a shard of Hope we have been in business now for five years
have been in business now for five years
have been in business now for five years and sometimes we’re amazed that we’re
and sometimes we’re amazed that we’re
and sometimes we’re amazed that we’re not in the statistics of businesses that
not in the statistics of businesses that
not in the statistics of businesses that fail but I have to tell you these women
fail but I have to tell you these women
fail but I have to tell you these women have gotten so good at grinding they do
have gotten so good at grinding they do
have gotten so good at grinding they do amazing work it’s been my privilege to
amazing work it’s been my privilege to
amazing work it’s been my privilege to lead these women we’ve had 30 women over
lead these women we’ve had 30 women over
lead these women we’ve had 30 women over these last five years who worked with us
these last five years who worked with us
these last five years who worked with us these women have made 30,000 pieces of
these women have made 30,000 pieces of
these women have made 30,000 pieces of jewelry that have gone out to 39 country
jewelry that have gone out to 39 country
jewelry that have gone out to 39 country they are making amazing beauty and
they are making amazing beauty and
they are making amazing beauty and brokenness one of the things we do at
brokenness one of the things we do at
brokenness one of the things we do at Nozomi is each one of our Styles is
Nozomi is each one of our Styles is
Nozomi is each one of our Styles is being named by one of our teammates one
being named by one of our teammates one
being named by one of our teammates one of the women we work with in honor of a
of the women we work with in honor of a
of the women we work with in honor of a loved one I’d like to tell you about
loved one I’d like to tell you about
loved one I’d like to tell you about three of the pieces that I’m wearing
three of the pieces that I’m wearing
three of the pieces that I’m wearing right now these are my SATA earrings
right now these are my SATA earrings
right now these are my SATA earrings Sata’s grandfather is an unsung hero of
Sata’s grandfather is an unsung hero of
Sata’s grandfather is an unsung hero of March 11th as a tsunami was coming he
March 11th as a tsunami was coming he
March 11th as a tsunami was coming he flagged down a fire truck that was
flagged down a fire truck that was
flagged down a fire truck that was trying to get away and he threw his wife
trying to get away and he threw his wife
trying to get away and he threw his wife and sat his brother onto the fire truck
and sat his brother onto the fire truck
and sat his brother onto the fire truck and then he hit the truck and said get
and then he hit the truck and said get
and then he hit the truck and said get out of here and the truck made it out
out of here and the truck made it out
out of here and the truck made it out with his family members but he didn’t
with his family members but he didn’t
with his family members but he didn’t start his mom works with me and makes
start his mom works with me and makes
start his mom works with me and makes these beautiful pieces every day and she
these beautiful pieces every day and she
these beautiful pieces every day and she talks about how much healing she finds
talks about how much healing she finds
talks about how much healing she finds from working with her hands and making
from working with her hands and making
from working with her hands and making something beautiful this is my Mesa
something beautiful this is my Mesa
something beautiful this is my Mesa bracelet mrs. mom was my shyest friend
bracelet mrs. mom was my shyest friend
bracelet mrs. mom was my shyest friend on a schoolyard her mom struggled
on a schoolyard her mom struggled
on a schoolyard her mom struggled because her son has severe autism and
because her son has severe autism and
because her son has severe autism and she always felt shame on the schoolyard
she always felt shame on the schoolyard
she always felt shame on the schoolyard she started working with us and she has
she started working with us and she has
she started working with us and she has gained so much dignity and pride in her
gained so much dignity and pride in her
gained so much dignity and pride in her work and she recently shared it a staff
work and she recently shared it a staff
work and she recently shared it a staff meeting how much she’s changed and how
meeting how much she’s changed and how
meeting how much she’s changed and how she used to view autism as a curse but
she used to view autism as a curse but
she used to view autism as a curse but she said now I realized my son is such a
she said now I realized my son is such a
she said now I realized my son is such a blessing to me and to my family this is
blessing to me and to my family this is
blessing to me and to my family this is my mica ring mica could not leave her
my mica ring mica could not leave her
my mica ring mica could not leave her home for a year because of severe PTSD
home for a year because of severe PTSD
home for a year because of severe PTSD her little boys had to go live somewhere
her little boys had to go live somewhere
her little boys had to go live somewhere else because she couldn’t take care of
else because she couldn’t take care of
else because she couldn’t take care of them
them
them mica started coming to nozomi project
mica started coming to nozomi project
mica started coming to nozomi project sometimes just one hour in a week we
sometimes just one hour in a week we
sometimes just one hour in a week we said just come whenever you can and
said just come whenever you can and
said just come whenever you can and through that process she has found
through that process she has found
through that process she has found amazing wholeness and healing each one
amazing wholeness and healing each one
amazing wholeness and healing each one of these women have chosen to embrace
of these women have chosen to embrace
of these women have chosen to embrace the brokenness of a disaster and I can
the brokenness of a disaster and I can
the brokenness of a disaster and I can tell you they are even more beautiful
tell you they are even more beautiful
tell you they are even more beautiful because of it but brokenness doesn’t
because of it but brokenness doesn’t
because of it but brokenness doesn’t just happen in disasters does it it’s
just happen in disasters does it it’s
just happen in disasters does it it’s all around us it’s in each of us the
all around us it’s in each of us the
all around us it’s in each of us the time that I have felt the most
time that I have felt the most
time that I have felt the most brokenness was the first five years of
brokenness was the first five years of
brokenness was the first five years of our marriage when Eric and I struggled
our marriage when Eric and I struggled
our marriage when Eric and I struggled to have children and were not able to I
to have children and were not able to I
to have children and were not able to I felt like I had a broken body and a
felt like I had a broken body and a
felt like I had a broken body and a broken heart yet it was through that
broken heart yet it was through that
broken heart yet it was through that experience of pain that we’ve been
experience of pain that we’ve been
experience of pain that we’ve been blessed with them the most amazing
blessed with them the most amazing
blessed with them the most amazing things in the world to us are four
things in the world to us are four
things in the world to us are four adopted children they are to me the most
adopted children they are to me the most
adopted children they are to me the most beautiful example of transform
beautiful example of transform
beautiful example of transform brokenness we’ve chosen as our tagline
brokenness we’ve chosen as our tagline
brokenness we’ve chosen as our tagline from the so many beauty in brokenness
because beauty can bloom when we
because beauty can bloom when we experience transformation in the midst
experience transformation in the midst
experience transformation in the midst of our brokenness
I think it is always a privilege when we
I think it is always a privilege when we are able to give ourselves and lose
are able to give ourselves and lose
are able to give ourselves and lose ourselves in places of brokenness and
ourselves in places of brokenness and
ourselves in places of brokenness and broken that beauty can bloom in places
broken that beauty can bloom in places
broken that beauty can bloom in places like washed out yards we washed out
like washed out yards we washed out
like washed out yards we washed out neighborhoods or through stories of
neighborhoods or through stories of
neighborhoods or through stories of adoption that are tragic and yet
adoption that are tragic and yet
adoption that are tragic and yet beautiful or through women who gather to
beautiful or through women who gather to
beautiful or through women who gather to create our youngest son is 7 my favorite
create our youngest son is 7 my favorite
create our youngest son is 7 my favorite afternoons are Lent Ian comes running
afternoons are Lent Ian comes running
afternoons are Lent Ian comes running home from school with broken pottery
home from school with broken pottery
home from school with broken pottery that he picked up on the way home and
that he picked up on the way home and
that he picked up on the way home and he’ll come running over to me with these
he’ll come running over to me with these
he’ll come running over to me with these dirty fingers and his hands clutching
dirty fingers and his hands clutching
dirty fingers and his hands clutching these shards and he’ll say mommy mommy I
these shards and he’ll say mommy mommy I
these shards and he’ll say mommy mommy I found jewelry he has that I that I they
found jewelry he has that I that I they
found jewelry he has that I that I they can imagine the beauty and the
can imagine the beauty and the
can imagine the beauty and the brokenness the eye that’s able to see
brokenness the eye that’s able to see
brokenness the eye that’s able to see what will be I believe we get that from
what will be I believe we get that from
what will be I believe we get that from our Creator who is able to see the
our Creator who is able to see the
our Creator who is able to see the finished product it’s a lot easier
finished product it’s a lot easier
finished product it’s a lot easier though to see the brokenness in us and
though to see the brokenness in us and
though to see the brokenness in us and around us isn’t it the greater challenge
around us isn’t it the greater challenge
around us isn’t it the greater challenge is being able to see the beauty that’s
is being able to see the beauty that’s
is being able to see the beauty that’s in the brokenness it’s something that we
in the brokenness it’s something that we
in the brokenness it’s something that we have to practice it’s something that we
have to practice it’s something that we
have to practice it’s something that we have to choose what are their broken
have to choose what are their broken
have to choose what are their broken things that you’re holding in your hands
things that you’re holding in your hands
things that you’re holding in your hands today I hope that like my son Ian we can
today I hope that like my son Ian we can
today I hope that like my son Ian we can experience that brokenness not as
experience that brokenness not as
experience that brokenness not as embarrassments to hide but rather as
embarrassments to hide but rather as
embarrassments to hide but rather as treasures that are worth redeeming
treasures that are worth redeeming
treasures that are worth redeeming please join with me in believing that
please join with me in believing that
please join with me in believing that there is beauty in our brokenness
there is beauty in our brokenness
there is beauty in our brokenness thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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