(Sam:) I can’t quite believe we’re finally going! and I’m actually really sad about leaving. We’ve had a long time back in Eltham now, and are even more aware of what we will be leaving behind. Family, friends and community in general are so important to us, and it is painful to be partially breaking some of those connections. Having spent more focused time over the last six months investing in the children and young people in the area also makes it pretty tough to leave.
I’ve worked with marginalised young people around the community since I was sixteen, and getting stuck in full-time for six months has convinced me again of the massive importance and urgency of people sacrificing time to invest in their lives, whatever our initials views and opinions may be. The work that Superkidz does is absolutely invaluable – through them there are children who are now growing up with purpose; there are young people rejected by every other institution who now experience unconditional love and acceptance for the first time in life; and for those workers who do patiently pursue them year in year out, there are amazing moments of progress and also huge personal transformation through challenging situations. I’ll be very sad to leave here and I hope and pray that many more people will give up time each week to be a small but powerfully different voice in their lives.
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