Last week seemed to just float by casually, yet rapidly as they are all beginning to do now. It’s hard to believe that in only three weeks I will be picking up my mother and sister at the airport here in
As I mentioned, the week passed quickly in a casual manner, but I do have a few things I want to share. My mother sent my host family a calendar of beautiful Swiss pictures and since I have been forgetting it routinely at Rachel’s house (basically, STEP headquarters) and traveling a lot since I received it, I finally gave it to my family on Monday the 25th of February. It worked out perfectly because Rachel had given our team some Swiss chocolate as a random thank you treat, so I could share that with the calendar for a little Swiss fellowship. What impressed me and just made me so happy was how absolutely delighted they were and in awe of the gorgeous scenery. My host mother has problems with her sight, but Lemuel was able to explain all the pictures one of the many times she looked through them, and though she really couldn’t see it well she was in absolute awe and very expressive about each picture. It was just a lot of fun to be able to share something as simple as a (promotional) calendar and be able to see such joy and excitement. It really touched my heart and I think it was a situation in which you just had to be there and have some background with my family here to really understand.
I thought I was done with classes when I graduated from IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University) but found myself in a chemistry and mathematics class at UNAH (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras) on Tuesday the 26th with Lemuel. Each member of our group did something separate that day mostly involving visiting school and colleges with host siblings or church friends. I went with Lemuel to just get a glimpse of his daily life. He had three classes that day and I had to miss the first class as he had a test, but it was interesting sitting through the other two classes and writing notes about the differences and similarities I saw between UNAH and IWU, my Alma Mater. To be honest, there really wasn’t a whole lot different. The teachers taught, the students scribbled down notes, and the guys tended to sit at the back. After, I enjoyed a nice lunch with Lemuel then caught a cab to the center of town to meet my group for the evening.
The other days, my group visited and acquainted ourselves with the ministries we will be working with over the rest of our time here. We have five ministries that are each a little different and will be rotating between them individually. This will give each of us experience in different areas of work and give each of us a chance to compare and contrast how different organizations work. This really fulfills our mission here as we would like to have a very broad set of experiences that even while short, teach us a variety of things and confirm personal strengths while exposing weaknesses.
I will do my best to outline each ministry as I work through them and provide appropriate pictures, which may be hard since we are working individually and I lack a camera.
Thanks for your time and effort to keep up with my life. I appreciate the comments and notes I get regularly. It’s nice to know I have such a supportive base back home and I look forward to returning and seeing you all!
A friend that I have been talking with about some options for my future after STEP (if you have any ideas feel free to pass them on) sent me this verse. I really appreciate it and am going to claim it for this stage in my life.
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