Hello all who are faithfully checking my blog wondering when on earth I am going to update it!
It has been a busy three weeks but now I am back in Borgen for a few weeks.
I have been confirming the discovery that I LOVE to teach and apparently I am not bad at it either! So here is the low down for the last couple of weeks;
Started by helping run the DTS staff training for YWAM Norway with Janne. That was good to connect with people and meet the new staff as well. Difficult to know what to teach in a short time thought.
Started getting sick….but then I was OK! Thanks for your prayers!
Headed to Bulgaria where I was met in Sofia airport by Ani (a YWAMer) and stayed at her house that night. It was very very nice to have someone there and I did not have to get stressed by negotiating taxi’s etc. The next day I caught the bus to Plovdiv (2nd biggest city) where Bodil met me and we took a second bus to Hissar. Bodil is a Norwegian missionary who we pray for at the Borgen base. I did not know her really so it was good to see her in her ‘home’ setting.
I taught at the DTS on the topic of “Identity in Christ” and it went really well. It was my first time teaching this topic and first time teaching for a whole week so I was not sure how it was going to turn out. In the end it was great and all timed out well. Learnt what things I need to improve on as well so that was good.
The school had 7 students, two couples and 3 singles, all but one coming from Bulgaria. Christina from America was married to a Bulgarian and spoke and looked Bulgarian anyways! Then there were 5 staff and another visiting to sit in on the teaching. They were great fun to be with and were open to God and the teaching…what more can I ask!!
It was hot when I was there…one day it was over 40 degrees C. But surprisingly it did not bother me so much (and me and heat do not go together!). I rested in the afternoon and then we went out walking in the evening….with what seemed like everyone else in town! Hissar is known for its mineral spring water so that draws a lot of visitors from all over Bulgaria and Turkey. There were two fountains that you could take water from, it was hot water so people would bring their bottles to fill up for later (or drink straight away). A couple of times I went to the swimming pool……ohhh so nice and refreshing!
Here are some photos to look at….the rest of my photos are on my flickr photo site.
It has been a busy three weeks but now I am back in Borgen for a few weeks.
I have been confirming the discovery that I LOVE to teach and apparently I am not bad at it either! So here is the low down for the last couple of weeks;
Started by helping run the DTS staff training for YWAM Norway with Janne. That was good to connect with people and meet the new staff as well. Difficult to know what to teach in a short time thought.
Started getting sick….but then I was OK! Thanks for your prayers!
Headed to Bulgaria where I was met in Sofia airport by Ani (a YWAMer) and stayed at her house that night. It was very very nice to have someone there and I did not have to get stressed by negotiating taxi’s etc. The next day I caught the bus to Plovdiv (2nd biggest city) where Bodil met me and we took a second bus to Hissar. Bodil is a Norwegian missionary who we pray for at the Borgen base. I did not know her really so it was good to see her in her ‘home’ setting.
I taught at the DTS on the topic of “Identity in Christ” and it went really well. It was my first time teaching this topic and first time teaching for a whole week so I was not sure how it was going to turn out. In the end it was great and all timed out well. Learnt what things I need to improve on as well so that was good.
The school had 7 students, two couples and 3 singles, all but one coming from Bulgaria. Christina from America was married to a Bulgarian and spoke and looked Bulgarian anyways! Then there were 5 staff and another visiting to sit in on the teaching. They were great fun to be with and were open to God and the teaching…what more can I ask!!
It was hot when I was there…one day it was over 40 degrees C. But surprisingly it did not bother me so much (and me and heat do not go together!). I rested in the afternoon and then we went out walking in the evening….with what seemed like everyone else in town! Hissar is known for its mineral spring water so that draws a lot of visitors from all over Bulgaria and Turkey. There were two fountains that you could take water from, it was hot water so people would bring their bottles to fill up for later (or drink straight away). A couple of times I went to the swimming pool……ohhh so nice and refreshing!
Here are some photos to look at….the rest of my photos are on my flickr photo site.
Svetlana, Georgi and Georgi!
They (well not the boy) were students on my first DTS here in Norway (2003/2004)
I went to a Gypsy youth group to speak...I really LOVED it a lot the people do not have much but there was a lot of joy and enthusiam!
Here is Eriin and Nasko and family; and Karen knows them!
Where I stayed on the top floor. The DTS was in another house down the road.
Nearly all the DTS staff and student! So great to be with you guys!
Oh the fresh fruit and vegatables were divine!!!
Found Yoda's dog, I have
Found Yoda's dog, I have
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Yay, sounds great! Good to see a pic of my friends too. Gives me a better idea of Bulgaria and what is happening as well. Awesome.
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