Success/ors
Wes Wick
Both Judy and I had dads who ran successful businesses, Judy’s in residential painting and mine in home building.
When their respective careers in these trades ended, they closed up shop. Their highly respected businesses did not have successors, but they certainly continued to touch many lives in their ensuing decades.
When it comes time for us to step down from the executive leadership of YES!, we too want to continue touching many lives, with or without job titles.
And we’re extremely grateful that the ministry of YES! will continue, under the capable leadership of Dan & Shani Parotti.
Our succession plan was intentionally vague about our role after we pass the executive leadership torch. Some presume our upcoming transition means our stepping away from YES! With our board and Dan & Shani’s backing, we plan now to continue serving in support roles as YES! continues to expand.
We’ll be very transparent with our supporters when the leadership transition takes place. It will presumably happen sometime next year when Dan & Shani have raised sufficient support. Right now they are approaching the halfway mark.
Our transition to part-time will occur sometime after that, but we don’t yet know for sure when that will be.
We hope many of our YES! champions will continue their prayer and financial support after we pass the leadership torch. For the next season of our lives and YES!, we remain ready and young enough to serve.
Ministry opportunities through YES! continue to ramp up, including a strong, intergenerational YES! team of fourteen headed off to Brazil next Wednesday, a stellar YES! team serving at Operation Christmas Child in December, and two consecutive weeks serving at Gleanings for the Hungry in late February. (Week One is full, but several serving slots remain for February’s final week. Early-bird registration ends November 30.)
Thanks to all who have played a part in making all this happen!
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Joshua 1:8 ESV