PFO - Monday, June 28

So...I didn't update the blog last night. I was going to. But I fell asleep before I got around to doing it. Yesterday was great! First full day of sessions, focused primarily on who WE are (to later be compared to the THEY - and then broken down to how We become They - within the context of our transition to the mission field). We had a great devotional focusing on our attitudes within the transition, and God's role in leading us. It was especially comforting to reflect on God's parting of the Red Sea vs His parting of the Jordan River. Sometimes, He requires us to dip a foot in the water before he will clear the way. I think that this PFO experience will be a lot like that.

We also analyzed the personality inventories that we had taken prior to attending this week. Both Rebecca and I had taken these before, but we had never done a debriefing session together about what each others' personality meant...very entertaining, and enlightening.

So much rain today...our little creek that runs through the campus was much higher than before...fortunately, we were inside while most of the rain was falling...

Here's some pictures...

I thought this was funny...also where the lecture hall is for most of our sessions...

Rebecca checking email...

All the kids on the way down from their sessions...

Heading back after dinner...crossing the now much higher creek....

Finally! The Dollar General...snacks and some extra pillows!

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and baby makes four...

that's right...our little family will soon become a foursome. We have found out that Rebecca is 6 weeks pregnant! There is definitely "something in the water" as all the families that live within our block have recently had a baby or are currently pregnant. Our baby will be the 6th baby born to ICSV staff in a span of less than a year (first one was born in early November and we will be welcoming our new addition in September). So, kind of unexpected, but a pleasant surprise nonetheless!

Fly on the wall and shipping possibilities

We left Gjakova yesterd to go to Pristina for the night before our flight back to Vienna today (Thursday)...but before we left, Berat invited us to join him at the Bethany Christian Services Community Center for an event as part of the USAid celebration of 15 year anniversary of providing development assistance in Kosovo. We helped Berat do some last minute set up stuff, but mostly, we just sat around waiting for the show to start. Maples and Faisal spent a lot of time with some of the young men and women who were waiting to present their vision to the USAid Executive Director. Soon, the delegation from USAid arrived and took a short tour of the center, in the middle of the tour, Berat took some time to introduce the Baseball camp to them...and then graciously introduced me. The delegation was surprised and excited to hear that there were some baseball opportunities. We spoke for a short while and it turns out that the Executive Director used to oversee the Denton Prog...

Who are these kids at ICSV...

Hi everyone... The first week and a half of school has been absolutely amazing! We have had some great opportunities to begin building lasting relationships with the students that God has brought to Vienna to be educated at the International Christian School of Vienna. Rebecca has been adjusting well to her role as secondary secretary. She is learning quickly the many demands of her new role and is doing quite well in supporting us teachers and the rest of the staff. Rebecca hard at work I have been really enjoying my classes. I have a total of 43 students spread out over 4 periods. The students I have represent 14 different home nations, with many of the students who are "Austrian" are first generation, so they are of other nationalities as well. I have also had the opportunity to begin working with the soccer team...again, many nationalities are represented on the field, truly an international squad. Here are some pictures of the team training at the local club...

Johnstein!

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