Well it has been over 2 weeks since I have blogged last which is not good because I can't remember everything that happened!
All of our days on campus have been great. We are in the last few days in Suva so we are winding down and getting ready for Student Conference. I have played a lot of volleyball and talked to many students about Jesus Christ. It is always so awesome to see how open Fijians are to talking about their backgrounds and beliefs.
2 Monday's ago was a day off again and many students went to Mosquito Island. From what I heard it was a fun and relaxing day to go and hang out at the beach and swim. I got to Skype my roommate from Georgia twice and we had lots of fun catching up and talking. I miss her and hopefully get to see her soon! I stayed back at the hotel to babysit William and Sam, Bill and April Hendrichs kids. April had fallen Monday morning and hit her head and was taken to the hospital so I stayed back to help out with the kids. Tuesday and Thursday of that week were normal campus days where we went out and shared with students. Rachel, Sarah, and I met up with Maria again on Thursday and it is always so cool to hear all the questions that she wanted to ask us. She is so eager to learn more about God and his faithfulness. Wednesday was another Bible Study day and our group went and had Bible Study at Tappoo, one of the shopping malls with a food court. It is always a fun time spent together in a smaller group while digging deeper into God's word.
Friday and Saturday the group took a mini vacation to the Uprising Resort about an hour away from Suva. We spent time together as a team and just hung out at the hotel at the beach, played volleyball, and swam. When we arrived we immediately hopped into another van which took us to the zip line place. Our team got to choose between zip-lining and snorkeling. This was really cool because I had never been on a zip line before and it was fun going over rivers and little valleys. This was a blast and we spent lots of time laughing and joking as we all tried fun little tricks while we zipped across. We returned to the hotel in the early afternoon and spent the afternoon relaxing and hanging out. This resort was really cool because our rooms were like mini huts with an outdoor enclosed shower, and a bathroom that was attached to the room but you had to go outside to go in the bathroom. I spent a majority of my time playing volleyball and watching the stars.
Sunday we went to church in the morning again and afterwards we had to say our goodbyes because it was our last church service in Suva. We thanked them for allowing us to join them and I hope to stay in touch with some of the members. Afterwards for lunch, Marcia and I joined the STINTERS at their apartments for Jenny's birthday. We had some really good American food and then played a Euchre tourney. We played 6 games total and changed partners every time. We had a blast and I learned that it is ok to get last place out of 12 people...reason being I just had REALLY bad cards!! lol We finished the night with Men's and Women's time and spent time talking about relationships. This was really cool and we talked about what we look for in guys that we are dating or thinking about dating.
Monday we got to Skype the family back home and catch up on life back in Michigan. It was really fun seeing the whole family again and sharing stories of what was going on this summer. Marcia and I then went out sharing afterwards and had a very difficult and challenging time. We walked up to 3 girls eating lunch and sat down only to find out that they were Morman missionaries. I didn't talk much in that conversation because I had never been in a situation like that before but Marcia was full of questions. This was hard to listen to because everything we said about Christianity they said they agreed with but they also believed in the Book of Morman. We talked to them for about an hour before they had to leave and Marcia and I left to get ice cream and talk about everything that just had been said.
Tuesday was another campus day and I went to FNU with Rachel Sorrell and Halie. We walked around campus and prayed, asking God to lead us where we should go. We talked to two girls for a while before they had to leave for class and then started walking around again. It was funny because after we prayed we stopped at the bathroom where Halie started talking to two girls. We moved outside where we began talking about going through the KGP and asking about their backgrounds. They told us that when they were younger they accepted Christ because they had to, but when we asked them if they had made a personal decision for themselves they both said no. They said they weren't sure because they drank and stuff. It was really cool talking to them about how God forgives all our sins and wants us to accept him into our lives. After talking to them for awhile they both accepted Christ and we will be meeting with them again tomorrow (Thursday).
This all leads into today, Wednesday. Today was our last Bible Study day and our group stayed back at the hotel for awhile and ate lunch in the sunshine. We talked about what we learned about here and what God has really been teaching us. This summer I have been learning a lot about vocalizing my feelings. So often I bottle up feelings about how I really feel or about missing Dad. After talking with many people I have realized that this is really unhealthy. Part of the grieving process is to share how we feel and just saying, "I miss Dad." It has been really cool to see how God is helping me work through this and putting people in my life to help me. After Bible Study I got to hang out with Kyle. Him and I went and got ice cream and then watched the sunset together while talking. I shared with him what I had learned and he agreed and said that he had never really thought about it that way. For me I feel like most of us talk to others about our feelings about missing Dad but we never look to each other in the family to talk to. I am really excited to go home and talk with my family and just get everything out. We ended tonight with team dinners where the Encouragement team that I am on went out to Restaurant 88 for the last time and just had a good time sharing cool stories and telling each other about our time here in Fiji. I can't believe how fast time has flown by and can't wait to see what God has planned in the last week and a half of our summer project.
Thank you everyone for the support and encouragement. Please continue to pray for team unity as we are nearing the end of our trip. Also for Student Conference coming up and that many Fijian's will come and we can all have a good time learning more about our heavenly Father and hanging out together in community.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Week 3!
Monday afternoon we were supposed to go to the beach but our plans were cancelled due to rain and clouds. This is the end of the rainy season and it seems as if all the rain is coming down at once. We hung out at the hotel till about noon when it finally started getting sunny and warm, so we all ran to our rooms and got our suits on. After 2 1/2 hours in the sun I finally got some sunshine and tanning in which I was really excited about! Monday night we all went out to dinner and just hung out.
Tuesday was an awesome day because FNU, the Nasinu campus, started back up and we finally had somewhere new to begin sharing at. I went out sharing with Josh and we talked to a group of girls, about school and life and just tried to get to know them first. Afterwards, I felt a little bad that Josh was stuck in a group of all girls so we went and found a group that had some guys in it too. This was fun because I talked to the girls and they were already meeting with one of the Student Life leaders every Tuesday night, so we just spent our time hanging out and talking about the United States and Fiji. This is a common topic here in Fiji because they like to hear the differences in weather and foods that we have. Tuesday was very sunny and Fijians do not like being out in the sun at all so after a while these girls left to go sit in the cafeteria where they weren't out in the direct sun. I caught up with Nick, Bobby, and Derrick and we found this group of students that were playing volleyball so we joined them. This was really fun because I miss playing American sports and they were very welcoming. The only downer to the game was that they did not have an actual volleyball so we played with a soccer ball which really hurts every time you hit it. If anyone spiked the ball hard we just would let it hit the ground so we didn't have to get hurt. I plan on taking a volleyball with me when I go back tomorrow (Friday). Derrick, Josh, Bobby, and I went out for dinner afterwards and shared our life maps with each other. In the afternoon we had Bible study for the Summer Project group and Fijians. This is always a fun time as we go deeper into the gospel and talk about it with each other. On Tuesdays the movie theater plays movies really cheap, $5 Fijian which = about $2.75 American. I have not gone to a movie while in Fiji because I don't like the idea of being in Fiji and sitting in a movie theater with Fijians when I would rather get to know them in the short time that I am here. A group of us stayed back and played Scum which is the go-to large group game to play at night.
Wednesday is our Bible study day and our group went to Tappoo and ate at the food court there and did our lesson. Our lesson was about Convictions, Persuasions, and Opinions. This was a really cool to talk about and learn things that I hadn't really even thought or heard about before. We also talked about Galatians some more. April, Rachel Sauer, and I went to MHCC afterwards, which is the mall here, and got some groceries and other random items that we needed before walking back to the hotel. When we got back Rachel Sauer and I had the brilliant idea to go for a run together since we are both NOT natural born runners. It turned out to be really good, we ran a little over a mile, and even though we were sore the next day it was totally worth it and we will go out again! We had to get back in time for our team dinners where my group talked about how we thought our team was encouraging each other this past week and what else we could do to make everyone feel encouraged. We ended with sharing 1 persons life map which we hope to do every week. We headed back to the hotel and caught up with Jane and some of the other leaders. We talked to Jane about her finger and she had gone and had it fixed that morning and was doing great! She finally has a straight finger and now just has to wait for it to heal which is a huge blessing! We were all kinda tired when we got back so we played some Euchre with the guys but then Rachel, Rachel, Marcia, and I went back to my room and taught my roommate, Rachel Sorrel, how to play euchre. She caught on very quickly and now can go back and show her family that she knows how to play.
This leads us into today, Thursday. When we woke up this morning it was sunny and nice and within an hour it was down pouring and rained most of the day. I ate lunch with Merideth and we had our discipleship time together. She told me that the Stinters officially got the boot and are no longer allowed onto the USP campus. The Student Life organization is no longer allowed to meet on campus at all, but we are tring our best to find other places to share. I only had a raincoat because Kyle said that was all I needed, although he denied ever saying that this afternoon. I got completely SOAKED which riding on the bus to Sports City to meet Maria for follow up. Water had gotten into my raincoat even though it was zipped up completely and my shirt was soaked. It turned out to be fine and our meeting with Maria went really well! She was one of the girls that accepted Christ after we had talked to her and she had lots of questions she wanted to ask. She thought it was the coolest thing that once we accepted Christ into our lives that we now had the right to be called children of God. She just assumed that everyone was a child of God when actually when we are born we are creations of God but not his children until we accept him into our lives. Another thing that she thought was really cool was that God never leaves us. Even if we don't want God in our lives, or we sin big time, or we just stray away God never leaves. Once you accept him, he is always in your life and you will always have a relationship with him, the thing that is broken is your fellowship with God. The illustration that we always share is that if you are really mad or angry at your parents and decide to move really far away, does that mean that your parents aren't your parents anymore? NO! They will always be your parents no matter what and you will always be their son or daughter but your fellowship with them is broken. If you came back they may be a little upset with you but they will still love you and welcome you back with open arms. It's the same way with God. No matter how far away you try to get you will still be his child if you accepted him and he will always try to get you back. When you do return he will welcome you with open arms! Our God is amazing and he gives us so much grace! This was my favorite part of the day because she was so interested and into learning more that I cannot wait till we meet with her again next week. We had dinner at Bad Dog Cafe, which we go to ALL the time and now I am here at the internet cafe.
Please continue to pray for our team. Many of us are tired and the newness of being in Fiji has warn off. Pray for rest and motivation to go out and spread the Word. Also pray for the Student Life organization and that we may find a way to get it allowed on campus again. Pray for this Glenn Pope guy as he is doing anything in his power to knock us down and get us away.
Thank you all for your prayers and support! Moce (Goodbye)! (That word is actually pronouced mo-th-e)
Tuesday was an awesome day because FNU, the Nasinu campus, started back up and we finally had somewhere new to begin sharing at. I went out sharing with Josh and we talked to a group of girls, about school and life and just tried to get to know them first. Afterwards, I felt a little bad that Josh was stuck in a group of all girls so we went and found a group that had some guys in it too. This was fun because I talked to the girls and they were already meeting with one of the Student Life leaders every Tuesday night, so we just spent our time hanging out and talking about the United States and Fiji. This is a common topic here in Fiji because they like to hear the differences in weather and foods that we have. Tuesday was very sunny and Fijians do not like being out in the sun at all so after a while these girls left to go sit in the cafeteria where they weren't out in the direct sun. I caught up with Nick, Bobby, and Derrick and we found this group of students that were playing volleyball so we joined them. This was really fun because I miss playing American sports and they were very welcoming. The only downer to the game was that they did not have an actual volleyball so we played with a soccer ball which really hurts every time you hit it. If anyone spiked the ball hard we just would let it hit the ground so we didn't have to get hurt. I plan on taking a volleyball with me when I go back tomorrow (Friday). Derrick, Josh, Bobby, and I went out for dinner afterwards and shared our life maps with each other. In the afternoon we had Bible study for the Summer Project group and Fijians. This is always a fun time as we go deeper into the gospel and talk about it with each other. On Tuesdays the movie theater plays movies really cheap, $5 Fijian which = about $2.75 American. I have not gone to a movie while in Fiji because I don't like the idea of being in Fiji and sitting in a movie theater with Fijians when I would rather get to know them in the short time that I am here. A group of us stayed back and played Scum which is the go-to large group game to play at night.
Wednesday is our Bible study day and our group went to Tappoo and ate at the food court there and did our lesson. Our lesson was about Convictions, Persuasions, and Opinions. This was a really cool to talk about and learn things that I hadn't really even thought or heard about before. We also talked about Galatians some more. April, Rachel Sauer, and I went to MHCC afterwards, which is the mall here, and got some groceries and other random items that we needed before walking back to the hotel. When we got back Rachel Sauer and I had the brilliant idea to go for a run together since we are both NOT natural born runners. It turned out to be really good, we ran a little over a mile, and even though we were sore the next day it was totally worth it and we will go out again! We had to get back in time for our team dinners where my group talked about how we thought our team was encouraging each other this past week and what else we could do to make everyone feel encouraged. We ended with sharing 1 persons life map which we hope to do every week. We headed back to the hotel and caught up with Jane and some of the other leaders. We talked to Jane about her finger and she had gone and had it fixed that morning and was doing great! She finally has a straight finger and now just has to wait for it to heal which is a huge blessing! We were all kinda tired when we got back so we played some Euchre with the guys but then Rachel, Rachel, Marcia, and I went back to my room and taught my roommate, Rachel Sorrel, how to play euchre. She caught on very quickly and now can go back and show her family that she knows how to play.
This leads us into today, Thursday. When we woke up this morning it was sunny and nice and within an hour it was down pouring and rained most of the day. I ate lunch with Merideth and we had our discipleship time together. She told me that the Stinters officially got the boot and are no longer allowed onto the USP campus. The Student Life organization is no longer allowed to meet on campus at all, but we are tring our best to find other places to share. I only had a raincoat because Kyle said that was all I needed, although he denied ever saying that this afternoon. I got completely SOAKED which riding on the bus to Sports City to meet Maria for follow up. Water had gotten into my raincoat even though it was zipped up completely and my shirt was soaked. It turned out to be fine and our meeting with Maria went really well! She was one of the girls that accepted Christ after we had talked to her and she had lots of questions she wanted to ask. She thought it was the coolest thing that once we accepted Christ into our lives that we now had the right to be called children of God. She just assumed that everyone was a child of God when actually when we are born we are creations of God but not his children until we accept him into our lives. Another thing that she thought was really cool was that God never leaves us. Even if we don't want God in our lives, or we sin big time, or we just stray away God never leaves. Once you accept him, he is always in your life and you will always have a relationship with him, the thing that is broken is your fellowship with God. The illustration that we always share is that if you are really mad or angry at your parents and decide to move really far away, does that mean that your parents aren't your parents anymore? NO! They will always be your parents no matter what and you will always be their son or daughter but your fellowship with them is broken. If you came back they may be a little upset with you but they will still love you and welcome you back with open arms. It's the same way with God. No matter how far away you try to get you will still be his child if you accepted him and he will always try to get you back. When you do return he will welcome you with open arms! Our God is amazing and he gives us so much grace! This was my favorite part of the day because she was so interested and into learning more that I cannot wait till we meet with her again next week. We had dinner at Bad Dog Cafe, which we go to ALL the time and now I am here at the internet cafe.
Please continue to pray for our team. Many of us are tired and the newness of being in Fiji has warn off. Pray for rest and motivation to go out and spread the Word. Also pray for the Student Life organization and that we may find a way to get it allowed on campus again. Pray for this Glenn Pope guy as he is doing anything in his power to knock us down and get us away.
Thank you all for your prayers and support! Moce (Goodbye)! (That word is actually pronouced mo-th-e)
Sunday, 3 June 2012
So it has been awhile since I have wrote to you guys last but quite a bit has happened since then.
Thursday was another day spent in Sports City. Halie, Rachel Sauer, and I decided to eat lunch together at Pizza King and share our life maps. Life maps are basically sharing about your family background, when you accepted Christ, your highs and lows in life, and who your heroes are. This is always a good time spent together and getting to know one another better. We spent almost 3 hours sharing our life maps and asking questions before Merideth came to have discipleship with me. Merideth is my disciple for my time here in Fiji, which means that at least once a week we try and get together to go over how we are both doing and ask questions and just talk about life. I really enjoy these times because we have similar lives and its really nice to talk about how she dealt with her dad passing away as well.
At night a few of the girls and I had the opportunity to share the gospel with a field hockey club team. This was really cool because they don't have ice hockey here obviously but it was interesting to watch them play for awhile and then talk with them afterwards. They were really receptive of what we had to share with them. We all split into smaller groups and the groups I was in mainly said that they were Catholic or Protestant and one girl said both. I do not really know how that works and didn't get the chance to ask. Some of the other groups had Hindus, Catholics, Indians, or nonbelievers so it was really cool to hear the stories that they came back with. We arrived late to Connexion but were able to hear Joe speak and have a short time of fellowship afterwards. This was the last Connexion meeting that we have because USP is finishing up exams and then has a short break. It is really weird being here because in Fiji it is winter while back home it is summer. Anyways, the temperature is about the same both places on a normal day. After the meeting some of us went to Bad Dog Cafe which tends to be our choice of dinner most days of the week because it has more American types of food, which we all miss a lot.
Friday was very frustrating in a way but it turned out to be better than we originally thought. Rachel Sauer and I were gonna spend the day sharing together and doing follow up with some girls we had met. One girl was in class when we called her and said she would call back, which she never did. Another girl hung up mid conversation and wouldn't answer when we tried calling back. And Rachel even called 3 other girls to see if any of them could hang out and nobody answered or could come. We walked around Sports City trying to find some girls to share with but were once again we became discouraged because nobody was there! We saw one of Kyle's guys that he disciples, John, and he decided to take us on USP's campus so we could have a look around. We are always scared to do this because we do not want to get in trouble with Glen Pope, the guy who won't let us on campus, but did not have a problem getting on or off. We look like international students because we always carry around backpacks. We were given a short tour of campus and then hung out with some of the Student Life guys that were playing their guitars and singing behind a tree at the rugby field. Rachel and I had a great time singing worship songs with them and just talking to them about Fiji and the United States. Talking about the differences between the 2 is always a fun topic because everything is so different. Kyle met up with us and asked if we wanted to go play some volleyball with students for a while before heading back for socials. We tried taking a shortcut which failed. Crossing a small creek was part of the walk and Kyle had made it across with no problems so we figured it would be fine. He warned us that it was a little soft but I apparently jumped with too much force which resulted in me sinking in the mud about halfway to my knee and losing one of my flip flops. We laughed so hard and Rachel still had to cross. She tried down the creek a ways but failed as well. She lost both flip flops, one on each side of the creek and had mud up to her knees almost. We were laughing so hard and decided to make Kyle go fetch our flip flops for us and then continued our walk barefoot. We made it to the volleyball court and saw that none of the girls showed up but we played 2 games with the guys. They were amazing at volleyball and we mostly passed the ball the them so they could spike it.
Friday night we had socials night, which is just a time to hang out and play games with our summer project group. For this we all made a sandwich for ourselves and brought some snacks and had a picnic by the seawall. this was really fun as we got to watch the sunset while eating dinner. Afterwards we played a few games of glow-in-the-dark ultimate frisbee and capture the flag. We had a blast playing some physical games rather that just cards for once.
Saturday was also a good day. We woke up around 8:30 and then met up at 9:15 to pass out some more Jesus films in a different area than last time. We spent the morning doing this and then had a pool party outreach to attend in the afternoon. This was fun yet a bummer day as the sun was not out at all so we were freezing the entire time. It was really fun to see all the Fijians show up even though they do not like cold water or weather at all. This lasted for 3 hours and then we headed back to the hotel to clean up for dinner at Mangoes. I loved this because I could actually order some American food and it was delicious!! We spent the night talking and listening to a live singer who came the the restaurant.
Sunday we went back to the same church as last week and it was really good again. The people really loved seeing us again and we caught up on the week. The sermon was about being an approved worker for God. I really enjoyed this and can't wait to hear another sermon on 2 Timothy again in 2 weeks. Next week there isn't a service because they have a church retreat. After church our group went and got lunch at HBK (Hot Bread Kitchen) and ate the best chicken pies ever! In the afternoon the pool was finally fixed, filled, and cleaned and we were able to go swimming and test out the slide for the first time! The water was freezing but that didn't stop us from having some fun, but once again it was cloudy and cold. At night we had girls and guys nights. The guys had a wii tournament and we had a small talk given by Alison and then just hung out together and talked. I checked out early because I had to wake up at 4:30am the next morning.
That leads us to today. Kyle, Marcia, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise. This was amazing to see God's creation. The sunrise was beautiful but my favorite part came after the sun had come up. It started raining and when we turned around we got to see the most amazing rainbow I have ever seen in my life. It was so bright and the colors were so distinct. If you have time, spend some quiet time in the Word outside either in the morning or at night and just enjoy being out in God's creation. I have learned to enjoy every opportunity while I am here and can't wait to come back and share what I learned back home.
Lastly, we got to talk to both of our families which I loved and I can't wait to Skype them again in a few weeks. It is always nice to see the families faces and hear their voices.
Until next time..
Thursday was another day spent in Sports City. Halie, Rachel Sauer, and I decided to eat lunch together at Pizza King and share our life maps. Life maps are basically sharing about your family background, when you accepted Christ, your highs and lows in life, and who your heroes are. This is always a good time spent together and getting to know one another better. We spent almost 3 hours sharing our life maps and asking questions before Merideth came to have discipleship with me. Merideth is my disciple for my time here in Fiji, which means that at least once a week we try and get together to go over how we are both doing and ask questions and just talk about life. I really enjoy these times because we have similar lives and its really nice to talk about how she dealt with her dad passing away as well.
At night a few of the girls and I had the opportunity to share the gospel with a field hockey club team. This was really cool because they don't have ice hockey here obviously but it was interesting to watch them play for awhile and then talk with them afterwards. They were really receptive of what we had to share with them. We all split into smaller groups and the groups I was in mainly said that they were Catholic or Protestant and one girl said both. I do not really know how that works and didn't get the chance to ask. Some of the other groups had Hindus, Catholics, Indians, or nonbelievers so it was really cool to hear the stories that they came back with. We arrived late to Connexion but were able to hear Joe speak and have a short time of fellowship afterwards. This was the last Connexion meeting that we have because USP is finishing up exams and then has a short break. It is really weird being here because in Fiji it is winter while back home it is summer. Anyways, the temperature is about the same both places on a normal day. After the meeting some of us went to Bad Dog Cafe which tends to be our choice of dinner most days of the week because it has more American types of food, which we all miss a lot.
Friday was very frustrating in a way but it turned out to be better than we originally thought. Rachel Sauer and I were gonna spend the day sharing together and doing follow up with some girls we had met. One girl was in class when we called her and said she would call back, which she never did. Another girl hung up mid conversation and wouldn't answer when we tried calling back. And Rachel even called 3 other girls to see if any of them could hang out and nobody answered or could come. We walked around Sports City trying to find some girls to share with but were once again we became discouraged because nobody was there! We saw one of Kyle's guys that he disciples, John, and he decided to take us on USP's campus so we could have a look around. We are always scared to do this because we do not want to get in trouble with Glen Pope, the guy who won't let us on campus, but did not have a problem getting on or off. We look like international students because we always carry around backpacks. We were given a short tour of campus and then hung out with some of the Student Life guys that were playing their guitars and singing behind a tree at the rugby field. Rachel and I had a great time singing worship songs with them and just talking to them about Fiji and the United States. Talking about the differences between the 2 is always a fun topic because everything is so different. Kyle met up with us and asked if we wanted to go play some volleyball with students for a while before heading back for socials. We tried taking a shortcut which failed. Crossing a small creek was part of the walk and Kyle had made it across with no problems so we figured it would be fine. He warned us that it was a little soft but I apparently jumped with too much force which resulted in me sinking in the mud about halfway to my knee and losing one of my flip flops. We laughed so hard and Rachel still had to cross. She tried down the creek a ways but failed as well. She lost both flip flops, one on each side of the creek and had mud up to her knees almost. We were laughing so hard and decided to make Kyle go fetch our flip flops for us and then continued our walk barefoot. We made it to the volleyball court and saw that none of the girls showed up but we played 2 games with the guys. They were amazing at volleyball and we mostly passed the ball the them so they could spike it.
Friday night we had socials night, which is just a time to hang out and play games with our summer project group. For this we all made a sandwich for ourselves and brought some snacks and had a picnic by the seawall. this was really fun as we got to watch the sunset while eating dinner. Afterwards we played a few games of glow-in-the-dark ultimate frisbee and capture the flag. We had a blast playing some physical games rather that just cards for once.
Saturday was also a good day. We woke up around 8:30 and then met up at 9:15 to pass out some more Jesus films in a different area than last time. We spent the morning doing this and then had a pool party outreach to attend in the afternoon. This was fun yet a bummer day as the sun was not out at all so we were freezing the entire time. It was really fun to see all the Fijians show up even though they do not like cold water or weather at all. This lasted for 3 hours and then we headed back to the hotel to clean up for dinner at Mangoes. I loved this because I could actually order some American food and it was delicious!! We spent the night talking and listening to a live singer who came the the restaurant.
Sunday we went back to the same church as last week and it was really good again. The people really loved seeing us again and we caught up on the week. The sermon was about being an approved worker for God. I really enjoyed this and can't wait to hear another sermon on 2 Timothy again in 2 weeks. Next week there isn't a service because they have a church retreat. After church our group went and got lunch at HBK (Hot Bread Kitchen) and ate the best chicken pies ever! In the afternoon the pool was finally fixed, filled, and cleaned and we were able to go swimming and test out the slide for the first time! The water was freezing but that didn't stop us from having some fun, but once again it was cloudy and cold. At night we had girls and guys nights. The guys had a wii tournament and we had a small talk given by Alison and then just hung out together and talked. I checked out early because I had to wake up at 4:30am the next morning.
That leads us to today. Kyle, Marcia, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise. This was amazing to see God's creation. The sunrise was beautiful but my favorite part came after the sun had come up. It started raining and when we turned around we got to see the most amazing rainbow I have ever seen in my life. It was so bright and the colors were so distinct. If you have time, spend some quiet time in the Word outside either in the morning or at night and just enjoy being out in God's creation. I have learned to enjoy every opportunity while I am here and can't wait to come back and share what I learned back home.
Lastly, we got to talk to both of our families which I loved and I can't wait to Skype them again in a few weeks. It is always nice to see the families faces and hear their voices.
Until next time..
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