Celebrity Status

It's been getting busier over the past few days with work, more ministry, more ministry prep time, more drama practice, more testimony writing, more talk writing, more mingling.

I have come to the conclusion, with the help of my sister, Ruth, that I hate mingling. Okay so hate is a bit of a strong word but, i do, however, dislike it with a passion. Just hanging out at both High School and Primary, we have to make conversation, about anything really. Now you're thinking, 'yeah easy, you can talk about anything' but it's a lot easier to say than to do. What do you talk to kids about when you know nothing about them ... 'So do you do any sport? ... no. What's your favourite subject ... don't have one. What do you do in your spare time? ... nothing.' This begins the awkward silence. I must admit I have improved greatly over the course of the past few weeks, but it's still not fun. But mingling is where we can start to build relationships with the youth here and get them to start opening up and being genuine with us.

I do however much prefer mingling at the primary school, as we seem to have some form of celebrity status. We run Encounter Days for the primary school each Wednesday and we are offered Tuck shop food (canteen) so we collect our amazing lunches and head out to the crazy onslaught of kids screaming our names, pleading for us to sit with them. It;s a tough decision where to sit as once you have picked a table, you get kids feeling sad they weren't picked. So we feel we have an obligation to share to love. Yes this is probably one of the harder decisions to make throughout most of days and we have to suffer the consequences of the kids. My team seems to have taken up saying 'ACTION STATIONS' as the oncoming craziness begins. Random team inside news fact for you there :) . Mingling at the High School however, is hard! Students just don't want to know the crazy Jesus Freaks ... but that's okay, because persistence is key, and that is what we shall do ... good luck :).

Other than mingling, team life is sweet, Ruth and I get on like two peas in a pod, sitting in our room watching chick flicks whilst the boys sit in the lounge watching crazy action, blowy up scene action movie things ... yeah. There will be videos to come of our very random team life .... really weird, but awesome :) Yeah, so that's just a little of life at the moment :)

Mateo is hungry I think

This is what Odyn does in his spare time

Team randomness

We are yet to get a mop

Yeah

This is our nice team photo