Well, right now it is Friday morning here. I have nearly completed 1/3 of the entire training program for Australia. My voice is tired so I will be looking forward to the weekend. My feet are very tired too, standing all day for training then walking to the train station and then from another station to my hotel is quite a bit of exercise. The weather has been very humid lately. Looks like it might rain today. This humidity reminds me of being in the Dominican Republic.
Last night I went over to Mic's house and had dinner with his family. His children are very sweet. It is so cute to hear his 2 year old girl talk with an Australian accent. She likes all the same things that my daughter likes, she has Dora the Explorer on everything. Their 4-year old son reminds me of my son Braydn. He even got his Cars (movie) toys out and showed me all of his collection.
They served pumpkin as part of dinner, it is baked and quite good. Turkey was the main dish and I think they went out of their way to make me feel at home. I really love them. My wife would be instant friends with Mic's wife. They have a lot in common. For dinner they got a special Australian treat. I think it is called Pavlova. Basically it is a crispy meringue that is baked until it is nearly the consistency of a cookie, then there is a custard put in it after backing and it is covered with exotic fruits. It was amazing. The meringue melts in your mouth. It was awesome.
A minute or two after I stepped into their house, I saw a photo of Wess Stafford (Compassion President) with their children displayed on their wall. My family has known Wess for some time now so it felt as if even through his we were friends already.
I just found out this morning that I missed hearing Dawby say "DADA" - his first word. I cried when I heard about this.
If you are reading this blog please lift my wife in prayer as I could tell she is feeling discouraged about my being gone. She is working on enrolling Braydn in a kindergarten today. There wasn't anybody available to watch the kids for her so she is having to run all over town with the kids and get the paperwork finished.
It is hard being home but I know God is building me through this experience. I continue to get great feedback on how the training is going and I know God is using me here to further his kingdom.
Well I have been in the office now for nearly a half hour and I am still pretty much the only one here.
One thing I rally like about this place is they start every morning off with prayer groups, I have been assigned the team that refers to itself as, "The Sons of Thunder." We read a passage from Mark each day and then lift one another and this ministry in prayer. This has been a time of strengthening for me.
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