Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Dragon
The dragon flag is the Welsh flag, by the way. I figured I should clarify since Melanie asked me, "When did you get in to dragons?" lol
Finally Here :-)
I can't believe I'm finally here! Cardiff is amazing. It is so lush and green and to top things off... it has a castle right in the middle of downtown. It's really sweet to see all the historic buildings surrounding modern life. The people are very friendly (especially the bus drivers who help my friend Jenifer and me find our way when we're lost). The only challenging thing so far has been the weather- it changes from hot to COLD and back again every hour it seems like. Oh and the street signs in the neighborhoods are in WELSH thank you very much. I can't read any of them, so I have to go by landmarks. My house is after the statue and right before the second turnaround. :-)
If you're wondering, London was pretty cool, too. We had orientation for literally 8-10 hours a day, so it was pretty exhausting. But I learned a lot. We got to go into a Hindu temple, a Sikh temple, and a Mosque, where we learned about the different religious beliefs. And the girls had to wear scarfs, which was fun because they were pretty, but annoying because you can't use your peripheral vision. But in the Sikh temple, the guys have to cover their heads as well, which I think is quite impartial and fair. :-)
We are actually still having orientation in Cardiff, but I'm ready to get started! Please pray that God will prepare my heart for whatever He has in store for me. My team is really great, so I praise Him for that. I'm so thankful and excited to be here.
Love yall!
Colossians 3:12-17
If you're wondering, London was pretty cool, too. We had orientation for literally 8-10 hours a day, so it was pretty exhausting. But I learned a lot. We got to go into a Hindu temple, a Sikh temple, and a Mosque, where we learned about the different religious beliefs. And the girls had to wear scarfs, which was fun because they were pretty, but annoying because you can't use your peripheral vision. But in the Sikh temple, the guys have to cover their heads as well, which I think is quite impartial and fair. :-)
We are actually still having orientation in Cardiff, but I'm ready to get started! Please pray that God will prepare my heart for whatever He has in store for me. My team is really great, so I praise Him for that. I'm so thankful and excited to be here.
Love yall!
Colossians 3:12-17
Friday, August 14, 2009
Two More Days in the USA
My bags are packed, my visa and passport are ready, I already know exactly what I'm wearing on the plane and I've said almost all of my goodbyes. Now what am I going to do? Well, first I should update my blog:
On Monday I'm leaving for Orientation in London. I'm super-excited. I'm going to have almost 12 hours (in the plane and airport) completely to myself before I meet up with everyone. Orientation lasts for 5 days and then my team is going to take a train to Cardiff, Wales. I think I'm going to be teaching sports to the youth group. Whoop. :-) I just hope they give me some training. I was put in charge of sports when I worked at a youth camp in the Ukraine and I had no clue what to do, so the kids ended up playing a rugby-esque game and it was quite dangerous.
So here are some new prayer requests:
1. My family! Melanie (my sister) and I have never lived apart for more than 3 or 4 months, so we are both nervous about this year.
2. My team, our leaders, and the youth group.
God has shown His great faithfulness to me in so many ways this summer. My passport was lost for almost a week, but I called UPS and they found it the next day. Later I was looking at my leader’s facebook and he had put up a request for everyone to pray that my passport would turn up. That was cool.
I also prayed for close family time and I’ve been able to spend so much sweet time with my sister, parents, and grandparents.
And even though I’ll miss family and friends, I feel so comfortable leaving because I know they are in God’s hands and He will work all things together for their good. Praise Jesus!
So, by the way, I apologize that I’m a terrible blogger. Blogging makes me feel thoroughly inadequate because I have nothing profound to say. But I know y’all are my friends and you love me the way I am. J I just want to let anyone who is interested know what’s going on. So here you are friends.
On Monday I'm leaving for Orientation in London. I'm super-excited. I'm going to have almost 12 hours (in the plane and airport) completely to myself before I meet up with everyone. Orientation lasts for 5 days and then my team is going to take a train to Cardiff, Wales. I think I'm going to be teaching sports to the youth group. Whoop. :-) I just hope they give me some training. I was put in charge of sports when I worked at a youth camp in the Ukraine and I had no clue what to do, so the kids ended up playing a rugby-esque game and it was quite dangerous.
So here are some new prayer requests:
1. My family! Melanie (my sister) and I have never lived apart for more than 3 or 4 months, so we are both nervous about this year.
2. My team, our leaders, and the youth group.
God has shown His great faithfulness to me in so many ways this summer. My passport was lost for almost a week, but I called UPS and they found it the next day. Later I was looking at my leader’s facebook and he had put up a request for everyone to pray that my passport would turn up. That was cool.
I also prayed for close family time and I’ve been able to spend so much sweet time with my sister, parents, and grandparents.
And even though I’ll miss family and friends, I feel so comfortable leaving because I know they are in God’s hands and He will work all things together for their good. Praise Jesus!
So, by the way, I apologize that I’m a terrible blogger. Blogging makes me feel thoroughly inadequate because I have nothing profound to say. But I know y’all are my friends and you love me the way I am. J I just want to let anyone who is interested know what’s going on. So here you are friends.
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