Wednesday
"Got up early for the last time. We left at 8:30am. Arrived at our new friends' apartment and we were greeted by the husband, yay! We were concerned however though because his wife was not there (she had to run to the store). He seemed very excited to see us all again. His wife showed up with her older good friend and fixed us for breakfast:
Potato salad, hard boiled eggs, block cheese, stringy cheese (makes your hands smell like dirty feet), olives, grape syrup (which Amy dropped her potatoes in), tomato based paste, and bread.
After breakfast, the guys immediately headed to backgammon and checkers. The husband pretty much dominated all day. Billy was given the opportunity to share a personal experience from his own life of how God has always been there for him; good times and bad. Cat and Amy went with the wife to her shop and got to see her with her clients. We also got to visit with another worker there. Then, we went back and helped the wife make a lunch of gozleme (equivalent to a quesadilla), Shepard's salad, and oh yes, aran.
The guys played some more games, while the girls started on dinner. We prepared it really early, then drank cay and looked at the wife's pictures. In the meantime the guys left and went on a walk. We also walked around the park and continue our conversations that we had started earlier with the husband. We found some native stuff that we will be bringing home to show everyone. Then, we headed back to our host home.
For dinner-if you can picture a potato sized hush puppy type meat filled food, then you can picture what we had for dinner, along with tomato soup, Shepard's salad, and cheese desert.
We played some more games and talked, then prepared to say our goodbyes. Trent made the wife cry. We left them with some Godly words of encouragement and took some pictures. She presented Cat and Amy with bracelets. When leaving, we could really see that we had made an impact; on us as well as them. We know God has used us and feel so blessed to have hopefully made lifetime relationships. Continue to pray for them. They need your prayers so desperately. She is the only believer in their city and it can literally be a 'give it all up for Christ' sort of deal for him."
They are currently traveling back to the States today, so pray for safe (and on-time) flights!!
"Got up early for the last time. We left at 8:30am. Arrived at our new friends' apartment and we were greeted by the husband, yay! We were concerned however though because his wife was not there (she had to run to the store). He seemed very excited to see us all again. His wife showed up with her older good friend and fixed us for breakfast:
Potato salad, hard boiled eggs, block cheese, stringy cheese (makes your hands smell like dirty feet), olives, grape syrup (which Amy dropped her potatoes in), tomato based paste, and bread.
After breakfast, the guys immediately headed to backgammon and checkers. The husband pretty much dominated all day. Billy was given the opportunity to share a personal experience from his own life of how God has always been there for him; good times and bad. Cat and Amy went with the wife to her shop and got to see her with her clients. We also got to visit with another worker there. Then, we went back and helped the wife make a lunch of gozleme (equivalent to a quesadilla), Shepard's salad, and oh yes, aran.
The guys played some more games, while the girls started on dinner. We prepared it really early, then drank cay and looked at the wife's pictures. In the meantime the guys left and went on a walk. We also walked around the park and continue our conversations that we had started earlier with the husband. We found some native stuff that we will be bringing home to show everyone. Then, we headed back to our host home.
For dinner-if you can picture a potato sized hush puppy type meat filled food, then you can picture what we had for dinner, along with tomato soup, Shepard's salad, and cheese desert.
We played some more games and talked, then prepared to say our goodbyes. Trent made the wife cry. We left them with some Godly words of encouragement and took some pictures. She presented Cat and Amy with bracelets. When leaving, we could really see that we had made an impact; on us as well as them. We know God has used us and feel so blessed to have hopefully made lifetime relationships. Continue to pray for them. They need your prayers so desperately. She is the only believer in their city and it can literally be a 'give it all up for Christ' sort of deal for him."
They are currently traveling back to the States today, so pray for safe (and on-time) flights!!
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