From the Chief Executive Officer

Midnight ponderings:

I won't bore you with repeals of reports and updates that I include in my twice a week emails. I do want to touch briefly on something tl1at I have been reflecting on -both personally and in terms of MVGH. I have been contemplating on the difference between "resilience" and "long-suffering" and how they apply during this pandemic.
Resilience is defined as "the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness; ability to spring back." Whereas, longsuffering is defined as "having or showing patience in spite of troubles, especially those caused by other people." So, the latter is something personal we can work towards every day, right now-in terms of having patience with re-closures, stay-at­-home orders, mask controversies, and social distancing. Resilience can be applied corporately and personally. As an organization, MVGH has been pivoting and planning so that we can quickly recover and bounce back during each stage of the pandemic and then, adapt to a new normal when it is over. On a personal level, this can be managing our finances differently, making friends with technology so we can stay connected, being aware of possible feelings of isolation or depression so we can take steps now lo manage these feelings.
Resilience happens during the difficult situation, but it also applies to what we will do AFTER. Will we.keep certain new behaviors that we have cultivated or will we need lo discard some acquired pandemic routines that will not serve us well in the new normal?
I think that long-suffering takes grace, forgiveness, self-control and leaning on God. Resilience requires creativity, flexibility; forecasting and following God's leading. Sometimes, there are only subtle differences between the two, and those that strive for both perhaps weather these storms better than others.

Deborah Herbert, CEO