I know there is a lot going on in this picture but in all honesty, there is A-LOT going on here at base. With our weekly schedule jam packed there is a short window for personal adventures (consisting of resting in our room aka sleeping).
Water bottle for extreme rehydration, it seems as if we are closer to the sun here. A plate of artsy stuff so Lana can have her down time.
"After sun care" cause walking to class you can catch a burn. Books for both personal growth and required readings. Journals for creative learning, (also required). A computer for maximum study enhancement. Small loaves of freshly baked Swedish roles, (Lanas bonding time with her new class mates.) And of course a towel drying over a chair due to the laundry room either in use or we're just cheap and don't wanna pay for it. Rooms are not equipt with AC, so between the dry heat, open windows and a fan, things dry pretty quickly.
Welcome to our class room, camera shy lol. This week's teaching was on G-d's heart for Missions. The speaker, with years of experience under his belt, brought a practical style of teaching, which was refreshing. We know that experience is the greatest teacher and let's be honest, books can only reveal so much for the human brain to comprehend. The skills that we are taught can be applied anywhere and everywhere which is great not knowing where we might end up.
Teaching English may be a realistic plan, and the idea was brought up about a game "English BINGO". Let me tell you, I may not be good at teaching/speaking English but I play a pretty mean BINGO. As the class continues we will work out the details in preparation for OUTREACH. This is where we take what we have learned here in class and apply it in practical ways.
This is the OUTREACH team we have been assigned to, (faces blurred due to safety purposes lol). In the weeks ahead we will be planning different tasks we would like to accomplish during our time away. On top of that we have been going through different "team building activities" to pinpoint the different strengths and weaknesses in the team. It's not easy digging deep to root out the weaknesses we carry nor to position our strengths but what better place, being surround by some pretty incredible people.
As the weeks grow so do our relationships to one another. With so many different lifestyles, backgrounds and cultural differences, it's has been awesome to see it all come together.
This hansom bunch of misfit we call the "Band of Bothers". To help in our personal growth we have divided the class into small groups. It's a chance for us to grow on a deeper level with each other and with our relationship to the Creator. The old saying of "you only get out what you put in" applies strongly here. If we can learn to be honest with ourselves it adds one more step to that personal growth ladder.
Life aint easy but it sure is better together. We laugh, we cry, we build, we tear down, it's all part of discipleship. And with that comes the responsibility of passing on what we have learned.