Posted by
felicia on July 25, 2006 at 14:10:10:
May I just say that I didn't think that people actually said "howdy" and meant it. I thought people just kinda said it when they were tryin to be funny. Today, my perception of the false "howdy" was shattered.
A team from El Paso arrived at Stanely House this afternoon. I will be spending this next week with 5 lovely ladies. We had our first team meeting this evening. Most of them had been awake for 40 hours! Poor them. They have the morning off tomorrow. We'll meet at 10am. They get to sleep in because I'm their leader and I hate mornings too! But don't worry, I have to have them ready and briefed and out of the door Wednesday morning by 8:30, and I want to have a team time before that. I think I might be awake so early this week, that the last time I was awake at such an hour was because I had not yet gone to bed. Besides early mornings I am so looking forward to our time together.
Our first wide awake team meeting will take place over coffee, tea and maybe even some scones! Let's see how ambitious I am this evening ;)
I'm gonna tell them all about how wonderful Scotland is, and how dear the people are to God. My team will be spending time with asylum seekers and refugees. Bible studies and teachings and spending quality time. These women are embarking on, for some of them, their very first missions experience. To HERE! This place! And they ended up with me as their leader!!!! I have to tell you, I feel quite humbled and a bit overwhelmed by the responsibility of guiding these women to and from the events, the ministry opportunities, that they have spent months planning and preparing for. And....I'm not a details person, if you know what I mean. I have a list of important questions that need answers that I didn't even consider! They are very patient even in their exhaustion. Women raised in the South are indeed as gracious as you may have heard.
So yeah, there is a bit of time off from the trips to the beach and parks and cities to spend some time st-r-e-e-e-e-t-c-h-ing into some new and somewhat uncomfortable areas. I like it though. I think I thrive when I'm challenged. I think I need to get in over my head to find out that I can do things, that's not exactly what I mean....I need things in my life that are beyond my capabilities in order to see God move in and through and around me. It's so very easy to just get through life. To just do it. Not actually live it. Life can be really interesting and exciting and full, but...that's not how we live, at least, that's not how I live. As big a life as I want to live, I end up living a very small one, about the size of my bedroom. I can spend hours and hours in my room, especially if the house is empty and it's quiet. I don't even know what I do, sometimes watch movies, or some type of flog it show (that isn't anything dirty, even though it sounds like it, I promise), sometimes knit, sometimes write letters...but mostly I don't do anything. I find it difficult to find that passion that I am sometimes familiar with. It grows dozy and comfortable. That is not healthy for passion. It was meant to be wild and blazing.
Today it was poked and prodded and riled. Today I remembered how much I love Scotland and how much I want to share that love with others. I want everyone to see the value that I see. I want everyone to appreciate those things that I appreciate. I want them to be moved and I want them to love and I want them to go home with Scotland in their hearts.
Tomorrow we set out on an adventure together. I am the one who is meant to walk a few steps ahead. I get to show them the things that I see. I get to reveal and describe the things that I love and appreciate. Together we will grow in love for one another, for this remarkable place and for these beautiful people.
Our personal encounters with the homeless, asylum seekers, refugees, young mothers, addicts, alcoholics, and other people that have grown accustomed to being overlooked begin tomorrow with a house group. On Wednesday we are preparing a Mexican meal for 40 - 50 people. Thursday, they'll once again be cooking a meal. Friday we will try to spend some time with people that the ladies may have met throughout the week. It'll be a whirlwind!
I like these women. I will learn their names. I appreciate the enthusiasm, grace, passion and care I have seen thus far in the very short time that I have spent with them. I'm looking forward to all of what will unfold day by day, except the waking up early bit. I never ever look forward to mornings...unless I've bribed myself with a Starbucks white chocolate mocha...then I might look forward to getting out of my warm bed. The thought of my warm bed is carrying me off to that place of sleepiness.....where all I want is a bowl of cereal and a bed time story about Tom Cat & Bob Cat or the adventures of Benny the Bear.
Tomorrow is a new day of discovery and rediscovery. I will need energy, so I will need sleep.
I will sleep and I will write again later to tell tale of our adventures in Queen's Park.
Sweet dreams to you when sleepiness wins.
Good night x
Felicia.
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