Well it’s Canada Day and Lauren is totally going all out. She made flags, copies of the anthem (English and French) and decorated the breakfast room. She started to do this when she was waiting to use the phone, but the Internet was down, we were using an Internet phone. I helped sing the Anthem at breakfast, Lauren also had people read Psalm 72; this is where Canada gets its motto. It was awesome to do this.
We also decided to make the Sabbath on Saturday because work starts on Sunday here (Fridays is the Islamic holy day). So there was NOTHING planned except for meals, finally a time to relax. So breakfast was an hour later and we had a lot of free time. I slept for like and hour and a half. Then Lauren and myself played cards with Kyle, Dan, Zach, and Caleb. We played Oh Nuts!, and 6 handed euchre. It was like being at home and playing with friends and family. More of what I needed.
Then there was lunch and then more cards. We (the group and myself) went out and bough lungies (meaning the boys did) and pop (Coke AND Pepsi). Followed by more cards. The time flew by; it was a great way to relax, and to get to know the guys better.
At times it was like being with my cousins (the joking), but still very different. It’s also interesting to see how Caleb is already starting to change. On Friday night Lauren and I called some of his behavior to his attention and he has already started to make changes. Also the guys called me out on my competitiveness. I can be a sore loser and a not perfect winner.
So as the day was going by I made sure to watch my attitude and when I was feeling upset I would turn to God and look to see why I was feeling the way I was feeling. He has found the most interesting places to meet with me and begin to change me. We had dinner followed by a time of group prayer. I knew that after prayer I would be able to call home (IT WAS WORKING). So I was a tad impatient during prayer and God called me out on this. I do need to work on being patient especially being focused on the task at hand, in this case prayer and lifting things up to Christ.
I still did get to talk to my parents. YAY praise God. It was awesome to hear their voices. I was able to tell them I was feeling better. But it made me realize more so that I do miss them. It was encouraging to have them tell me they are so prod of me and that they and so many others are praying for me and the rest of the group.
After the phone call, I heard people singing ‘Oh Canada”. I found that the leaders had gotten a cake for Canada Day so that Lauren would feel a little at home. It was awesome. Asian Cakes are so different then our cakes; the frosting wasn’t really sweet it was more like butter. I think go to watch the end of the football game. IT was England vs. Portugal. England lost (Beckham and another awesome player were out, oh so I am told). It’s always crazy to see how much the rest of the world loves football. The world cup is huge; every building has a different team flag on it (mostly Brazil and Argentina, who are both out now). It was close to 12:45 am when I finally got to go to bed and crash.
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