Ooops

Sorry it's been a couple of weeks since I've posted. I haven't had a lot of time on my free days and besides they've been kind of rare. However on the last week or two I've gone out with friends I've made at the college group we help with. It's been great to hang out with people close to my age who aren't intense missionaries. It's a reminder that there is in fact a real world out there. And in another month I'll be part of that real world! Such a strange thought. My life is very small here, and it's going to open up immensely in just a few weeks. Deep breath. And one step at a time.

Anyways...here's a funny story about the joys of running a kid's club. The other week I was telling the kids in our club the story of Daniel and the Lion's Den. I had one boy be Daniel, one by King Darius, and the rest of the kids sat in a semi-circle listening. When it came time to put Daniel in the den, I simply picked this poor surprised boy up and placed him in the middle of the kids who were listening to the story. Then I told them, "Ok, you guys are the lions! Roar like lions!"

Those children did so much more than roar. In the blink of an eye, they turned from the shy, quiet, obedient children I know them to be into viscious flesh-eating lions. With one mind all of those kids jumped on top of Daniel, roaring and clawing. And Daniel decided he did not want to be eaten so he turned in to a lion himself and started clawing them right back!

I was so surprised that for a second I couldn't do anything. Then I started laughing so hard I still couldn't do anything. Finally, I got myself down there and broke up that Lord-of-the-Flies-like situation.

When I had them separated I explained to them that Daniel didn't actually get eaten in this story. However, I also assured them that the lions got a nice steak dinner the next night because they still looked hungry.

Ahhh, I am going to miss those kids so much when we leave. We've had a lot of fun and I hope that we've made a small difference in that village.

This Friday we go to Botomi, a city on the Black Sea, for a few days. I'm excited to see more of Georgia, though I'm not excited about the overnight train ride. Oh well, new experiences, right?

Please continue to keep our team in prayer. Just because we have less than 3 weeks left doesn't mean that the enemy is done trying to break up the unity and relationships on our team. Thank you all for your continued support. Love you all!