Oi! (Hello!) We haven't updated in a while, so it's about that time. Now that we're on the last day of our second work week (we take Fridays and Saturdays off), the newness has somewhat worn off and we are settling into our routines. Things are going very smoothly so far. The people here have been incredibly inviting. It has been fantastic.
Before I get into what we do from day to day, I'll tell you a bit about last weekend. On Saturday, Natasha spent time with her host family. They went to a market to buy some food. Later, Natasha went to the teen service at the church and spent some time with the teens there. Natasha is really enjoying being a part of her wonderful host family. Kavan and Chase spent the Saturday going a couple of places with Rick. They visited a famous lake, went to the downtown church, went to a city park, and then went to a sightseeing tower at night. After all of that, they met with Natasha after the teen service.
Sunday was a very fun day for us. One of Kavan's readers (Lucas) invited them to join his family to watch the World Cup game. Brazil was playing the Ivory Coast. The three of them had a wonderful time with Lucas and his family. Watching games in Brazil is like watching a combination of the Super Bowl and the 4th of July. It's a very patriotic day! They had lunch with Lucas and his parents and sister and were later joined by grandparents, two aunts, an uncle, and two more friends. It was so much fun! We felt like a part of the family.
Since then, we have been settling into their daily routines. We currently have about 10 readers each. We arrive at the church every morning around 9. Rick drives us there. We often have readers right away in the morning, so we often start working right away. We continue with our readers until noon, at which point we go to lunch. We often just walk about half a block up to the street where there is a cheap but tasty buffet. There's rice, beans, chicken, beef, salad, and more. It's very good! After lunch, we head back to the church. Most of our readers either come in the morning or later in the evening, so our afternoons are a bit slow. Once the evening starts, we get rather busy and often have students from 4 PM until 8 PM. After that, we go back home for some dinner and rest! It can be very mentally draining, but we're doing very well.
There are some other special weekly events as well. On Wednesday nights there is a prayer service at the church which we have been attending. On Thursdays will be a party where we invite our readers to come meet one another and church members as well. On Friday nights, there are separate men's and women's groups. Saturday night is a night for teens, and on Sunday evenings are the church services! We have plenty to keep us busy!
Well, that's about as much as I have time for now. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Have a great day! Ciao!
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