Second Meeting

So we had our second meeting last Tuesday, May 11th, and it was yet another great meeting! Our groups are bonding and we are getting to know each other better now. To help that along, we did this exercise that seemed quite silly at the moment, but gave some great insights. We were given the task of talking about our childhood in one minute while doing an activity (shaking the other person's hand, patting the top of your head, getting shoulder to shoulder with another person, talking in a baby voice, or clapping hands while speaking). It was very uncomfortable, but made us think about talking with people from another culture and the seemingly weird quirks they might have. One of my co-workers actually told me a story today about how she was listening to some rap by Christian artists and wasn't moved by it at all. However, there was another girl who was in tears after hearing the message and ending up giving her life to the Lord. It just showed me that even if we perceive something as weird or "not right", it does not mean that God will not use it to touch another person. But back to Tuesday night, we also were able to Skype with Eddy Morales, a leader in OrphaNetwork. It was so cool to see his passions and gifts being used! We are very excited to meet him - almost as excited as we are to meet the kids. While we were skyping, we got a glimpse of the projects we will be doing in Nicaragua. They are so cool! Everything from teaching Excel and English to building an office and organizing a library to helping the children get rid of lice. Normally, I would be intimidated or grossed out by some of these tasks, but I know that God is preparing and will continue to prepare us for the road ahead. I learned so much this last Tuesday and I will write more later- it's just too much for one post!