Day 9 - May 14

May 14th, 2008

Wednesday proved to be a slower paced day. A welcome change for all of us! The weather was amazing here!! We all spent a majority of the day catching up on emails and preparing our talks for the coming days!

Even though we did not venture out of the house, we did have some company for a few hours. Many kids came by the house on their way home from school. Sometimes they ask questions but it might take hours to understand the question and to answer them. Nonetheless, it is a delight to have them around. Even though there is a language barrier the fellowship is still important.

At 7:30pm we had a teaching session for men and women. Jason went upstairs and spoke to the men from 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 about the five commands each man should obey. The men broke into groups to discuss these commands. Downstairs, I did a teaching about being a woman who fears the Lord. As women we can not hold anything back, but live each day for the Lord. Thus having a willingness to move out of the familiarity of 'sin' and walk in fellowship with the Lord.

Believe it or not the women's session went shorter than the men.

Uncharacteristically, when we go back home we had no afterglow meetings. We had no visitors awaiting us... so while we ate dinner, Sammy watched his Red soccer team on TV lose the game that would have put them in the semi-finals. It was a tough loss for him....kind of like how the Dallas Cowboys loss in the first round of the playoffs early this year.

It was a nice and restful day for us. Sometimes, I find it difficult to find the time to just rest in the Lord. It can so easy to try to rush around and just be busy doing things! My mind will just race with everything that needs to be done, and I can get caught up in the business of life or even ministry.

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10

We are called to be about His work, but we need to fellowship with the Lord...and the interesting thing is that when we "rest in the Lord" the "nations will praise Him".

On behalf of the team,

Brittany Wurst