08/10/2026
Good afternoon, Bridge Builders.
I wanted to take a moment to share a little more about why I’ve been quiet this summer.
This spring brought some significant changes. In April, Be the Bridge underwent a major staff reduction as we worked to reduce overhead and respond to the changing cultural and funding landscape facing organizations committed to racial literacy, healing, and justice. Those were incredibly difficult decisions, and they have required us to rethink not only the size of our organization, but how Be the Bridge will operate and carry out this work moving forward. Please pray for the BTB staff and all those impacted.
Then, in May, I graduated with my second master’s degree, an M.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies. That accomplishment represented years of study, stretching, growth, and formation, much of it happening while leading Be the Bridge through some of our most challenging seasons.
So when June and July came, I knew I needed an intentional pause.
I took my first real vacation in three years. I spent time with friends and family. I celebrated family reunions, made space for grief, and allowed myself to be fully present for some things that simply needed my attention. And after thinking about it for three years, I finally got Sisterlocks! 😂
I rested. And I needed it. But rest has not meant disengagement.
Even in the quiet, I’ve been thinking, writing, praying, learning, and meeting with leaders behind the scenes. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a think tank in Denver, and I’m preparing for an upcoming training with a church in the D.C. area. I’ve also been paying close attention to what is happening in our country, our churches, and our communities. There has been so much to process, lament, and respond to.
But I’ve realized that I don’t want to respond simply because something is happening. I want to respond from a place of clarity, conviction, and calling.
So I want you to hear this clearly:
I’m not giving up.
I’m not walking away.
And I haven’t stopped caring about this work.
I’m creating space to listen, to God, to wise voices, and to what this moment requires of BTB and myself.
This season is about healing, reimagining, regrouping, and discerning what comes next with wisdom rather than urgency.
The landscape has changed. Be the Bridge is changing. And I’m changing too.
But the commitment to truth, justice, reconciliation, and faithful witness remains.
Thank you for your patience, your prayers, and your trust. It means more than you know.
I’ll share more in the coming weeks as there is more clarity about what this next chapter will look like.
For now, I’m listening, learning, praying, and preparing for what’s next.
