Friends,
It was a really hard e-mail for me to write last week to put the gym on hold for a while. I really struggled with whatās the right thing to do. Fortunately for us, we are learning more about the Coronavirus from China, Italy, etc. since they went through it ahead of us. As we learn more and how critical the timing is and the severity of it is, I feel I made the right decision by putting the gym on hold for a while.
At Wisconsin Metal Parts, Inc., weāre taking as aggressive of an approach as we can to protect our people. Weāre even trying not to have our own people go from one building to the next. Weāre not allowing any visitors in the buildings, weāre wiping down door handles, faucets, etc. daily. I wouldnāt want any of our people or their loved ones to go through having this virus, living in isolation, not being accepted in society, etc. There are a lot of complications that go along with it.
We will not be getting together again at the gym until we feel itās safe to do so. I donāt want any of you to go through this. I love you all too much to put you at risk. We need to trust that weāre being protected for the good of all us and of our fellow mankind.
Personally, Iām not afraid of getting the virus because I feel confident that I have a strong and healthy immune system. I feel Iād be able to fight it off. What Iād be more concerned about is if I were a carrier of it and someone I love who canāt fight it off would get it from me. That would be devastating to me. Iām learning we really can reduce our risk if we do what weāre being directed to do.
So, what can we do together even though weāre temporarily not getting together? Our prayer group has been growing so much lately and weāve witnessed so many prayers being answered. Iād hate to put on hold if we can avoid it. Many hearts have truly been touched through this experience. How can we keep this going virtually, or through phone calls, e-mails, texts, video conferencing, social media, etc.? Iād like to hear your thoughts on that. I certainly donāt know the answers yet, but I believe God wants us to continue it and Heāll show us the way.
If youāre interested in exploring this idea, please respond to me and let me know youāre interested. Weāll start a separate e-mail chain and get some communication started that way. Iām not techy person nor the spiritual leader that could lead this so Iāll need some help with this. Iām not sure what it will look like and that doesnāt matter at this point. Iām confident the answers will come.
Speaking of prayers, letās keep Sue Sibinski in our prayers. She was taken to hospital Saturday evening by ambulance. They didnāt know what was wrong and it ended up being a bad UTI. Sheās still in the hospital now and starting to make some progress. Please keep Sue and her family in your prayers. This has been a tough one for her and her family. Stay strong Sue. We love you!
I hope youāre doing your part to keep moving and stay healthy during these unprecedented times weāre going through. Iām hoping and praying that none of us get this virus and have to deal with it.
Letās stay calm, focused, healthy, flexible, have faith and learn as much as we can about the challenges of each day. Hopefully weāll be back at the gym together soon.
I love and miss you all!
Dan