Day Off

Wow - definitely can tell I need this day to rest and do small things like laundry, groceries, and reading. It's been a great week but being busy can take a toll! It's been so neat to see how I'm beginning to feel more and more at home here. Riding my bike really helps - as I'm getting more familiar with the layout of the city I also getting to enjoy looking at all the cool architecture and interesting people. I've decided that if I'm going to be in any one place for an extended amount of time taking my bike along will be a must. It is certainly more relaxing for me then driving around here, plus it saves gas and gives me a bit of exercise - can't go wrong! On project here Thursday is the kick-off of a new week. . .there are our after-dinner evening activities with the students:
Thursday: teach and go - quick meeting together and then out sharing with the new evangelism tools for the week
Friday: free evening
Saturday: community event (tomorrow's is a thrift-store dance party!)
Sunday: men's and women's times
Monday: Main Meeting (with worship, speakers, MC. . .this is the evening I'm in charge of)
Tuesday: action group Bible study
Wednesday: Jesus Night (2 hours dedicated to concentrated time with the Lord, with optional prayer and worship at the end)

For students daytimes are filled with their jobs or classes where they have the opportunity to do natural evangelism at their "ministry site". For me daytimes are filled with staff meetings, discipleship of my 5 girls, evangelism times, my discipleship time with Vanessa, prepping Bible study and discipleship for the week, planning the main meeting, and the random things that always pop up!

There are 3 weeks left here - time is definitely flying by so I'm going to press on in seeing the name of the Lord be lifted high in this city and in the lives of the women I work with. . .as well as in my own life. It's all about the Gospel - preaching it into our hearts and sharing it with others.

God has entrusted us with the message of reconciliation. Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal though us (2 Cor 5).