Psalms 23 - The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. H makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
It’s hard to believe it is already day 4 of PFO. Yesterday we had our 1st full day
of orientation. There are missionaries
here going to all continents of the world except Antarctica! We explored what it would be like to visit a
different culture through a role-play type game. The teens joined us for this exercise and we
got to experience visiting another culture as well as having someone from
another culture visit us. We are
learning not to judge other cultures for their differences, but to take the
time to care enough to learn about the culture. The overall theme for PFO is “Caring enough
to learn….Learning enough to care”.
The afternoon sessions were focused on our Myers-Briggs
personality profiles. We completed the questionnaire
prior to coming to PFO and received our results yesterday. Billy and I were surprised by our results and
how they better help us understand ourselves and others. We were able to have dinner with the session
speaker and explore our results in a more personal way.
Mitchell and Lydia seem to be enjoying their classes. They are in the 12-18 year old group with 15
other children. They are making friends
and enjoying the freedom of running around the college campus. Mitchell has enjoyed playing soccer several
evenings already!
While we are thankful to be away and have this time for God
to allow us to rest and restore us, our hearts are heavy for family and friends
who continue to face difficulties. We
found out yesterday several of our friends’ homes are flooded from tropical
storm Debbie. Also Billy’s cousins in
Colorado are now back in their home, but the threat of fire is not over. And then there are those facing cancer and
other medical or life difficulties. And
so we pray knowing that our God is sovereign and in control!
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