Thursday -
On Thursday I had an adventure. during lunch I went down to Torremolinos to run some errands, by myself. It was actually really fun. It was good to get out and exercise a little after sitting in the classroom all morning.
When I was at the grocery store, there was a man outside playing a guitar, and I felt like God wanted to bless him, so I tossed a five-euro note into his guitar case full of small change. The grin on his face warmed me down to my toes. It was a priceless and irreplaceable moment for me, to see the joy I was able to give someone just by listening to what God told me to do.
Later that same afternoon, as I was running my errands, I ran into the same man in an entirely different area of town, now carrying his guitar, rather than playing it. He immediately recognized me and smiled and tried to talk to me, but our conversation was short as he knew no English, and I have very limited Spanish. He still made it very clear hough how much I had blessed him and made his day. It made me so happy, and I felt I was the more blessed one by being allowed to opportunity to bring that man joy.
It was a good day.
Friday -
Friday night our DTS group went to Ashraf's house. Ashraf, by the way, is the male leader of our group. He is from Egypt, though his wife is an American woman, and he has worked with YWAM for many, many years.
We had a lovely barbeque at their house, and we all delighted in finding the many different ways we could amuse their two-ear-old son Peter. Making him smile and giggle, and laugh and go crazy were the main source of entertainment that evening until his bedtime. He is such a little cutie!!!!
Again, a very good day.
Saturday (Today) -
Today I spent the afternoon with Johanna, a local YWAM staff person. She is such a sweetheart, and so much fun! I really enjoyed spending the afternoon with her. We went shopping at a local shopping center called "La Plaza Mejor"
I found some great clearance deals on some of the stuff I needed, and had a wonderful time just shopping and chatting with Johanna about life. =] It was fun.
For the way back to the villa, I got to take the train for the first time! It was a lot nicer than I expected. No homeless people, hippies with B.O., or garbage everywhere like the public transportation at home. (You Eugenians know exactly what I'm talking about when I say this! Haha)
When walking back to the villa from the train station I decided to take the scenic route, and in doing so I got lost..... Very, horribly lost. A walk that even taking the acceptable scenic route should have only taken me 45 minutes to an hour, took me roughly two and a half to three hours. Needless to say, I was regretting my choice of wearing my boots and not my comfy tennis shoes, less than an hour into this walk.
Eventually, however, with my feet and legs screaming at me the whole way up the hill, I did finally make it back... Just in time to eat a little dinner and rest a bit before going right back our and walking down into Torremolinos AGAIN for girls night out! Thankfully, with my tennis shoes on, I was much better off, however I am definitely sore now.
After arriving back at the villa, we got the guys to join us and we all watched the movie, "Courageous" (That my amazing Daddy was kind enough to put in my care package!! =D ) together as a group.
All in all this week has been pretty much amazing. =]
On Thursday I had an adventure. during lunch I went down to Torremolinos to run some errands, by myself. It was actually really fun. It was good to get out and exercise a little after sitting in the classroom all morning.
When I was at the grocery store, there was a man outside playing a guitar, and I felt like God wanted to bless him, so I tossed a five-euro note into his guitar case full of small change. The grin on his face warmed me down to my toes. It was a priceless and irreplaceable moment for me, to see the joy I was able to give someone just by listening to what God told me to do.
Later that same afternoon, as I was running my errands, I ran into the same man in an entirely different area of town, now carrying his guitar, rather than playing it. He immediately recognized me and smiled and tried to talk to me, but our conversation was short as he knew no English, and I have very limited Spanish. He still made it very clear hough how much I had blessed him and made his day. It made me so happy, and I felt I was the more blessed one by being allowed to opportunity to bring that man joy.
It was a good day.
Friday -
Friday night our DTS group went to Ashraf's house. Ashraf, by the way, is the male leader of our group. He is from Egypt, though his wife is an American woman, and he has worked with YWAM for many, many years.
We had a lovely barbeque at their house, and we all delighted in finding the many different ways we could amuse their two-ear-old son Peter. Making him smile and giggle, and laugh and go crazy were the main source of entertainment that evening until his bedtime. He is such a little cutie!!!!
Again, a very good day.
Saturday (Today) -
Today I spent the afternoon with Johanna, a local YWAM staff person. She is such a sweetheart, and so much fun! I really enjoyed spending the afternoon with her. We went shopping at a local shopping center called "La Plaza Mejor"
I found some great clearance deals on some of the stuff I needed, and had a wonderful time just shopping and chatting with Johanna about life. =] It was fun.
For the way back to the villa, I got to take the train for the first time! It was a lot nicer than I expected. No homeless people, hippies with B.O., or garbage everywhere like the public transportation at home. (You Eugenians know exactly what I'm talking about when I say this! Haha)
When walking back to the villa from the train station I decided to take the scenic route, and in doing so I got lost..... Very, horribly lost. A walk that even taking the acceptable scenic route should have only taken me 45 minutes to an hour, took me roughly two and a half to three hours. Needless to say, I was regretting my choice of wearing my boots and not my comfy tennis shoes, less than an hour into this walk.
Eventually, however, with my feet and legs screaming at me the whole way up the hill, I did finally make it back... Just in time to eat a little dinner and rest a bit before going right back our and walking down into Torremolinos AGAIN for girls night out! Thankfully, with my tennis shoes on, I was much better off, however I am definitely sore now.
After arriving back at the villa, we got the guys to join us and we all watched the movie, "Courageous" (That my amazing Daddy was kind enough to put in my care package!! =D ) together as a group.
All in all this week has been pretty much amazing. =]
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