Glenn enjoys eggnog and Christmas slice 'n bake cookies with little Hudson and his father.
Our cultural worship experience for this week was Asia and the Pacific Rim countries, so the women and men had to enter opposites sides of the room and remain separated, men on one side and women on the other. Shoes had to be taken off before entering, and all women had to have their heads covered. The message was preached in Korean and then translated into English. Very interesting!
Many parts of the world where we send missionaries are third world countries, where the luxury of a toilet with a seat and a lid don't exist. One of our learning experiences here is to learn how to go to the bathroom by squatting, hence, this squatty potty that we are all required to use at least once while here! Hey, this potty is nice! When we were in Africa, there were many times that it would have been nice to have something like this one!
Squatty potty
This upcoming week is a very intense week for all of us as we begin Contingency Training. Our world changed with the attacks of September 11, necessitating three days to teach us what to do in case of a hostage situation or terrorist attack. It is the one aspect of this training that everyone dreads because it, evidently, is very realistic. Anyway, pray that we are able to learn all that we need in order to protect ourselves and others. It would be nice if we never have to use it, wouldn't it?
We have 1 1/2 weeks left to go. It has been a challenging, stretching, inspiring 8 weeks. We are grateful to Southern Baptists who have given their tithes and offerings through their local church to provide the finances for this wonderful training center, and the financial support that will allow us to work in Central and Eastern Europe. Most of all, we are grateful for your prayer support, for we desperately need and depend on it! We are humbled to be called, excited to be going, and ready to be used!
2 comments:
We are prayong for you this week! (Actually, I thought the contingency planning was last week...so you've already got a stack of prayers built up and waiting ;)
Thanks for the update! Hope to catch you on Skype this week, but I know the contingency stuff may keep you from being online at normal times.
I love you both!
- K
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea. Psalm 46:1-2
I'll be praying this week that you learn all that you need to know about "contingencies", all the while keeping His perfect peace in your hearts. And with all the monsoons, mudslides, typhoons, earthquakes, and tsunamis in the Pacific Rim, please give the names of the people who will be going there, and I'll add them to my prayer list.
Love in Christ~
Pam
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