Everyone be proud, I faced two of my fears today: dead animals and mice...technically dead mice but it looks more impressive to say it separately. (:
Our agenda was rather laid back today. Early in the day, we worked at a woman's house who we will call "auntie." Auntie is a elderly woman who lives in another village near Suceava. She has been a Christian for many years and is often persecuted for her faith. Multiple times, she has had insults thrown at her and has found dead cats and debris in her well (she has no running water.) This woman was so sweet and gentle, it is hard to believe she could be so persecuted. It was quite an honor to meet her today and as a service to her, we did some cleaning around her property. She was so grateful for the small amount of help we gave her; I was humbled and overjoyed all at the same time. It was a beautiful time.
Continuing on into other parts of the village, we met some of the children we will be working with at our camp this upcoming week as well as interact with their families. It was beneficial to see the environment the kids will be coming from because it granted me perspective on what makes them who they are. Later that day we got to pack the care packages we will give the kids for camp which included clothing items and hygiene products. It got me SO excited for camp! My expectations are rising for what we will accomplish that week.
On a lighter note, we had a relaxed dinner during which I found out several things about my teammates:
1) Meredith is depth perception challenged
2) Sergey is REALLY craving a vanilla milkshake
3) Scott will be forever young after hanging out with all of us 'cool kids'
4) Hannah shares my dislike for shrimp (and apparently for ordering "interesting" food)
5) Trevor can even make fake crystal sing
I can't thank God enough for all of the good friends and great times He is blessing me with. Whoever said serving God was boring and lonely obviously never met this team!
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