Sunday

This morning we had the oppurtunity to go to a local church. We split up into groups and set out. I was with a girl who is working with a different mission organization and went to a church abotu 10 minutes away. The flow of the church service was pretty similar to the one at home with it starting off with worship, prayer and then the sermon. The only big difference was that when people prayed they would all pray at once and outloud. There was a guest speaker today from south america so he spoke portgagues and then someone translated it into french for the church and the girl we were with translated it into english. After church I met a few people from VA who were all from the same church and were serving for different lengths. Again people have varying reactions to where I tell them i am going. THe city will definitely be a challenge and in some aspects harder to reach people there.

We went to an english service tonight and it was odd seeing so many english speaking people in one room. We may see two other english speaking people during the day on the compound and then no one outside of it. It was a great time of worship and a great sersom on the day of rest and working hard and taking time to rest and reflect. We went out to eat, we've been making dinner and lunch at the house everyday so it was a nice break to eat meat and something other than rice. It was also a great time to chat and get to know the girls more. These girls are such great encouragement. I am also learning tha they are just as clueless when it comes to what they are doing after this as I am and even some people I talked to this morning at the other church weren't sure what they were doing either when they returned. I must admit it may me feel better and just that even though we all have no idea what we will do in the winter that God still has it under control.

Orientation is coming to a close and I must admit that I am ready for that. I'm not looking forward to the two days of travel but I am looking forward to being in the city. Being here has definitely taught me things and teaching me see people for who they are and not by how they live or where they live or the economic status. I am glad that we came here before we went to the city and I am preparing for another culture shock as well. It is hard to put into words all that has happened here and I will try to put pics up when I get better internet axcess but it has been a long week but one that has been worth it. Thanks for the support. love you!