Endings Lead Into Beginings
So, training is over.
However, before that, I must fill you in on the last week or so of training.
So, we went back to Castle Hill Baptist church in Warwick from Friday-Monday. It was so intense! Painting solidly from 9am-3pm then working on our plan for the church service the next day and going round people’s houses and eating their foods. So, we didn’t end up getting back to our hosts until 11pm! The next day was filled with 3 church services! Firstly, the morning services at Castle Hill, which the team and I led (it seemed to go down really well!), then more socializing with church members, followed by the evening services at Castle Hill, before getting rushed off to a youth services in near-by Leamington! Monday morning, we were at the church’s pre-school, which was a lot of fun!
So, as I was saying, training is over! officially, I’m just about to get started on one of the biggest adventures of my life to date, yet already it feels like I’ve conquered mountains. All the while we were training, going to Peru seemed like a distant dream, now it suddenly seems a lot closer. For the past four weeks, I have shared the highs and lows with 14 other people who will all be going to various countries and doing similar stuff to what I’m going to be doing in Peru, and it feels weird to be starting this new chapter without them.
Yet, this is the dawn of something amazing and I’m really looking forward to seeing what’s going to happen to myself and those around me for the glory of God!
I’m back home for now and it’s also great to have some down time with the fam! 😀
Warick Weekend
So, a couple of weekends ago, I went to Warwick with my Peru Action Team; we were sent to Castle Hill Baptist church. Castle Hill is our training church, so basically, we were sent to introduce ourselves to the church, eat their food, sleep in their beds and help them occasionally with their children’s group and other things.
The church paid for us to go to Warwick Castle and it was great to spend some time together as a team and not have to do anything! We could actually relax! I acted as tour guide, as the others had never been to the Castle before and I have, on countless school trips :D. I think we bonded really and we got to encourage each other for the year ahead.
Everyone in the church was very welcoming and friendly, they opened up their homes to us, fed us and allowed us to use their homes as our own.
On the Sunday, we had about a 10 minute slot in which to introduce ourselves. We wanted to make ourselves memorable, and with the help of one of the members of the church, we managed to get the minister to dance like a chicken in front of everyone! So hopefully they won’t forget us any time soon!
The Game We Play 