On entering my apartment after a week's absence, I felt I was coming home, and that felt good. The sun was shining and I needed a few things so I went out for a walk. I bought a bunch of orange tulips, a wonderful whole grain bread made with zucchini, and an 'escargot' pastry for tea (like a cinnamon swirl but with butter and raisins). A 5-piece brass band was playing on one of the avenues and they made everyone walk with a smile and a little lighter step. I felt good: I knew I was settling in.
I am content about being here. My 'job' with Andrew has no official description so I'm eager to discover why God brought me here. I look forward to all sorts of new things this year, to being stretched by God in new ways, to being a help to Andrew and the church, to learning Dutch, and, and, and. And it'll be fun to share all this with you.
Tomorrow is Sunday. I begin a new week, my fourth here. I wonder what it will hold for me.......
Showing posts with label January 28. Show all posts
Showing posts with label January 28. Show all posts
28 Jan 2012
PILAT
I have just finished my week teaching language acquisition techniques (PILAT) to the PCA missionaries that are here for training before they go off to different countries. This is what I have been doing for the past 5 years and so I wanted to continue doing it this year. It's always a fun, stimulating week but I've come home tired. I give it 200% of my energy.
It is such a privilege for me to do this training. These young singles and couples have been chosen by God to go out into countries and cultures foreign to theirs, to tell them about Jesus and His power to forgive their sins and change their lives. It's a real joy to be part of their training, to give them tools for learning the heart language of the people they're going to.
And I love to see my ol' buddies too: Peter Beck, Minette Lugo and Jeff Marlowe, the directors of the program, and spend time laughing and catching up with them over peanuts and a beer, or a meal out in a restaurant. (This year I had wild boar for the first time!)
Now that that's behind me, I'll be focussing on St. Andrew's again - which I haven't even told you about yet! .............it's coming :)
It is such a privilege for me to do this training. These young singles and couples have been chosen by God to go out into countries and cultures foreign to theirs, to tell them about Jesus and His power to forgive their sins and change their lives. It's a real joy to be part of their training, to give them tools for learning the heart language of the people they're going to.
And I love to see my ol' buddies too: Peter Beck, Minette Lugo and Jeff Marlowe, the directors of the program, and spend time laughing and catching up with them over peanuts and a beer, or a meal out in a restaurant. (This year I had wild boar for the first time!)
Now that that's behind me, I'll be focussing on St. Andrew's again - which I haven't even told you about yet! .............it's coming :)
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