March 12 Update
March 12 update
6.5 months are done!!! Wow, time is flying - I can barely believe that a) I’ve been here 6.5 months and b) I’ve been here 6.5 months! I truly believe it’s a reflection of Kairos vs. Chronos time! The time has been so full that I feel as if I’ve been with these people forever and yet, there is still so much to learn and to do - the reality of 6.5 months is now known!
What has happened in the past 2.5 months since I’ve updated - those things I should be telling you about? I’m getting great at funerals (un/fortunately) - since the beginning of February I’ve had 4 - and all 6 that I’ve done so far have been completely different.
I’ve been preaching quite a bit - in the 17 weeks of 2008 I’m here I will have preached 8, Paul will have preached 8 and one of them is intergenerational. I have really liked the preaching simply from notes - it’s been really great for me. The last two sermons however have been fully scripted and I think that I’m getting some great feedback on both types of preaching.
My parents came to visit for a weekend in February. That split up my last 4 months quite well. They were here after 2 months and then my friend Alison is coming the first week of April and my friend Jill is going to fly out at the end of April and drive back with me! YAY - good stuff!
I know that leaving here at the end April is going to be hard. It has been a great experience and I have made a great new “chosen family” - the Sharpes and the Stephensons. Nancee and Christine are the ones who invited me in the fall to Family Dinners each week and then Pam & Rob and their children Aaron and Elijah have gotten into it as well. They are really great people; ones that I will really really miss. Pam, Rob, Aaron and Elijah are in Nicaragua right now and so I’m house/dog sitting for them right now. It’s pretty fun to have cable and a whole house! It’s been good times.
I went to Toronto a few weeks ago to see a production of Cabaret. My friend Stephen was the director - it was FABULOUS - a very quick trip though - into Toronto on the Friday afternoon, show Friday night, hotel sleep and back on the train the next morning ... very short trip but very fun!
I saw a production of Barefoot in the Park last weekend with Dick & Kathy - that was pretty fabulous too!
I'm going to see Rent! with Nancee, Chris, Pam, Aaron and Kim and Jessica in a few weeks - that's gonna rock too - I LOVE Rent!!!!! It's one of my favourite musicals!!!
Hmmmm - anything else to say? I’m not sure. I hope all of you are doing well! Hugs and love from me!
6.5 months are done!!! Wow, time is flying - I can barely believe that a) I’ve been here 6.5 months and b) I’ve been here 6.5 months! I truly believe it’s a reflection of Kairos vs. Chronos time! The time has been so full that I feel as if I’ve been with these people forever and yet, there is still so much to learn and to do - the reality of 6.5 months is now known!
What has happened in the past 2.5 months since I’ve updated - those things I should be telling you about? I’m getting great at funerals (un/fortunately) - since the beginning of February I’ve had 4 - and all 6 that I’ve done so far have been completely different.
I’ve been preaching quite a bit - in the 17 weeks of 2008 I’m here I will have preached 8, Paul will have preached 8 and one of them is intergenerational. I have really liked the preaching simply from notes - it’s been really great for me. The last two sermons however have been fully scripted and I think that I’m getting some great feedback on both types of preaching.
My parents came to visit for a weekend in February. That split up my last 4 months quite well. They were here after 2 months and then my friend Alison is coming the first week of April and my friend Jill is going to fly out at the end of April and drive back with me! YAY - good stuff!
I know that leaving here at the end April is going to be hard. It has been a great experience and I have made a great new “chosen family” - the Sharpes and the Stephensons. Nancee and Christine are the ones who invited me in the fall to Family Dinners each week and then Pam & Rob and their children Aaron and Elijah have gotten into it as well. They are really great people; ones that I will really really miss. Pam, Rob, Aaron and Elijah are in Nicaragua right now and so I’m house/dog sitting for them right now. It’s pretty fun to have cable and a whole house! It’s been good times.
I went to Toronto a few weeks ago to see a production of Cabaret. My friend Stephen was the director - it was FABULOUS - a very quick trip though - into Toronto on the Friday afternoon, show Friday night, hotel sleep and back on the train the next morning ... very short trip but very fun!
I saw a production of Barefoot in the Park last weekend with Dick & Kathy - that was pretty fabulous too!
I'm going to see Rent! with Nancee, Chris, Pam, Aaron and Kim and Jessica in a few weeks - that's gonna rock too - I LOVE Rent!!!!! It's one of my favourite musicals!!!
Hmmmm - anything else to say? I’m not sure. I hope all of you are doing well! Hugs and love from me!