Ok so the week so far has been pretty hectic and amazing. I am absolutely loving every minute of it, but I also realize that my time is going by too quickly. I mean its almost been a month, and I am only going to be here for a total of three months! Crazy!
On Sunday the girls that I live with and I ran a 5k for breast cancer awareness. It was so cool to run with 4,000 other women for an amazing cause. I just want to say that I ran it for Lynda Mills because she is definetely a hero to me and I love her so much and I am so glad I could be a part of something that makes a difference all around the globe.
So after the race the girls and I had to get ready for the Germans who are here for a week doing mission work on the universities. They had to go from bus to train to airplane just to get to Seville in one day, so by the time they arrived they were exhausted. However, they were in amazing spirits and we had a great time getting to know each other and planning out our week of events. So this week we have been handing out flyers for events that we have at night time and promoting our English club in the universities.
Monday we had a party called Octoberfest to celebrate one of Germany's biggest parties (without all the alcohol of course lol). It was a blast and there was a great turnout. We played games and got talk to university students. On Tuesday I went to school to teach English to the high school students. The kids are so sweet and really responsive. I had so much fun hanging out with the kids and teaching English in a fun way. Later I went into Seville and I got to go to see a free Flamenco show which was amazing. The culture of Seville is so beautiful and authentic; I understand why they are so proud of their city.
The following day we had English club at the university and then had dinner at a cafe where we invited university students to come to. It was so much fun and the food was delicious. The custom really is to eat appetizers and pass it around the table, so you dont really get to eat a plate by yourself but you share with everyone. There is always bread, water, and olives that comes before the meal which is really nice to have while waiting for the appettizers.
Today I went to another high school to set up times to teach english, and I am really excited to get started and be inside the classrooms and having conversations with the students. I love their culture and the way that they are always so flexible with situations. So after setting up times for next week I hopped a bus to go meet the German group in the city. When I got to the city I decided to take a short-cut and of course I lost my way. NEVER take a shortcut in Seville! lol Oh well, now I know and it was a good experience. So when I finally arrived we went touring around the city and it was so nice. God truly is amazing in His creation!
So then tonight we had our worship service and we had a great turnout for that so I am so happy to see the progress in the hard efforts of this week. It was been so amazing to be part of this team and see what God has done and is still doing. Keep praying that He will be our foundation and strength because the days are long and I dont want us to loose our energy. Thank you for all the previous prayers, God is doing wonderful things in Seville!
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