We're Here

Hope all is going well at home. Things here are great.

The plane ride over was not where near as bad as i had expected. It is amazing how a few movies, a couple of books, and an incredibly limited selection of music can keep a person entertained for 18 hours. Despite getting only one hour of sleep the ride was OK. However getting to the airport and realizing that my guitar had been picked up by someone else was not exciting in the least.

The last couple of days have been incredibly tiring but that's to be expected when they are trying to introduce us to a totally new culture in just a few days. We have been going nonstop - even some of us when we should be sleeping. So far i haven't had a bit of trouble sleeping except having to use the restroom in the middle of the night. I guess my body just isn't use to it yet. So the living situation has been quite fine. Ko FiFi is definitely nicer then the Islander Hotel that I have spent the last few summers at in Daytona. There is a nice couple who runs the place and are more then accommodating. They didn't even get mad at us when we accidentally melted a plastic container to the hotplate this morning (Waking up to the smell of smoke was not cool).

We have only gotten a little time around the rez (residence halls) here, but the gents (guys) here seem quite cool. Me and my ministry partner Devin (who was my roommate on my first beach project) have met a lot of the gents who are involved in the ministry already. We are working with a guy who is on staff named Boom. That guy is amazing. He has such a heart for the guys in the dorm. A lot of what we will be doing this year is helping teach the newer leaders how to do ministry on campus because there are 19 guys who have been around about a year and very limited staff. Of course this can't happen without evangelism being part of it, so it will be cool to see what God will do will all of this. There are several guys who are IT majors so i think connecting with them by helping them study won't be too hard. We are kinda in the middle of writings (which is what they call exams), a process that is extended over the course of 3 months. There will be pretty much every opportunity for that.

Today was the first day of the projects Bible study. It is going to be over the book of 2nd Timothy. I am quite psyched. Jonathan, Jason, and I studied this just a few semesters ago but I am sure that we only scratched the surface. Having the next to months to dig through this letter will be great. I'll definitely be posting about all I am learning for it.

I will have to end this post with some good news. Last night before the braii (cookout), a van pulled up in front of Ko FiFi and a man named Moses returned my guitar. I was quite excited about that even though no one seem to be able to tell.

I don't know how often I will make it to the internet. We have to come to a different campus to use it. And I have realized that Facebook doesn't seem to load in any kind of usable manor over here. So it looks like this blog is my point of contact. I'll post every chance i get.