Sunday
We had lunch outside again - we went inside for a bit to sing happy birthday to Christy (a staff member who happens to be from Wisconsin!). Alex had collaborated with other members of the staff to write her a song, so she, Kayla and Melody sang it for everyone.
A bunch of the girls watched Sense and Sensibility together in the Underground - it was fun to have another girl’s day.
Daniel Susenbach (base leader and our amazing speaker for Grace week) and his wife Becky left to live in Colorado today; it was sad to see them go.
The teaching this week is excellent; the speaker is a gifted teacher and extremely knowledgeable. He’s giving us an overview of the entire Bible and the world history surrounding it, showing us how everything’s connected and the Old and New Testament are integral parts of one another.
This afternoon for evangelism in Brighton we just went out in small groups to go about a ‘normal’ day and see how that went; Alex, a staff member named Luke, Ruth and I ended up talking for almost an hour with an older gentleman in the gardens. He told us about everything; the rare elms in the garden, his upbringing, fox hunting - he was quite the character and lots of fun to listen to.
Vetle, Shea and I stayed at our table for a couple hours after dinner was over talking with our speaker. We talked about theology, Christianity in America, the UK, and India… it was a really good conversation. Mike’s a really open guy; he never talks down to us.
Ruth’s dad came for the evening to take Ruth out for dinner; we got to meet him and he brought a yummy cherry-and-almond cake from Ruth’s aunt Tanya.
This week is mine and Shea’s to set out breakfast; we’re alternating days to get up early and put it out. Today was my turn … man I’m sleepy…
My outreach team took group pictures today - I’ve volunteered to design a sheet with our photos and prayer requests on it to send to friends and family.
Tomorrow is silence and solitude day for the staff, so we got our instructions for tomorrow ahead of time - we worked like mad to get it all done so we can have the afternoon off tomorrow.
Thurs, March 26 - Outreach Group Pictures
We had our last local outreaches this evening - I was on Antifreeze. It was actually one of the best nights we’ve had on Antifreeze; I went with this guy named Jason that Alex and I have followed around for the past several times out. We saw about ten rough sleepers and had some good talks; everyone was healthy and warm.
Fri, March 27 - Jon's 5 - Minute Interval Photo Shoot
Community day! Everyone - students and all Holmsted staff - went outside and worked on the grounds together. Chopping wood, weeding, razing molehills on the lawn (Anne Joy and I became pros), transplanting ground cover and cleaning and repairing the drive.
We went on a shopping trip in the afternoon - our last trip to Crawley before we leave.
This evening was Café Night, which Nika, Ketsia and I organized. Nika and I got decorations and tons of cookies, candy and soda while we were at ASDA. Kayla suggested that we make it a ‘Clash” night, so over dinner she announced that everyone would have to come to Café Night wearing the weirdest combinations of clothing and makeup we could think of and the best girl and guy would win prizes as the King and Queen of Clash.
Nika, Ketsia and I scrambled to get the coach house classroom set up for the event - it turned out to be a great evening. People really got into the clash idea - we got some crazy outfits.
The acts were really good, too - Jon and Joel had put together a game show/skit based on Family Fortunes (Family Feud to us Americans), Ketsia sang a French song, Vetle tricked about 10 people into falling down on their butts at the same time, Allie played guitar and sang a song her friend had written, Gert-Jan had us play a game, and Kayla and Melody sang a tear-jerker song with a slideshow of pictures of our DTS playing in the background. Peter Bos and Turid won Clash King and Queen.
Photos: Sat, March 28 - Last Trip to Crawley
Photos: Sat, March 28 - Clash Cafe Night
(Cafe Night pictures are on Facebook so be ready with your login info!)
A bunch of the girls watched Sense and Sensibility together in the Underground - it was fun to have another girl’s day.
Daniel Susenbach (base leader and our amazing speaker for Grace week) and his wife Becky left to live in Colorado today; it was sad to see them go.
Tuesday
The teaching this week is excellent; the speaker is a gifted teacher and extremely knowledgeable. He’s giving us an overview of the entire Bible and the world history surrounding it, showing us how everything’s connected and the Old and New Testament are integral parts of one another.
Wednesday
This afternoon for evangelism in Brighton we just went out in small groups to go about a ‘normal’ day and see how that went; Alex, a staff member named Luke, Ruth and I ended up talking for almost an hour with an older gentleman in the gardens. He told us about everything; the rare elms in the garden, his upbringing, fox hunting - he was quite the character and lots of fun to listen to.
Vetle, Shea and I stayed at our table for a couple hours after dinner was over talking with our speaker. We talked about theology, Christianity in America, the UK, and India… it was a really good conversation. Mike’s a really open guy; he never talks down to us.
Ruth’s dad came for the evening to take Ruth out for dinner; we got to meet him and he brought a yummy cherry-and-almond cake from Ruth’s aunt Tanya.
Thursday
This week is mine and Shea’s to set out breakfast; we’re alternating days to get up early and put it out. Today was my turn … man I’m sleepy…
My outreach team took group pictures today - I’ve volunteered to design a sheet with our photos and prayer requests on it to send to friends and family.
Tomorrow is silence and solitude day for the staff, so we got our instructions for tomorrow ahead of time - we worked like mad to get it all done so we can have the afternoon off tomorrow.
Thurs, March 26 - Outreach Group Pictures
Friday
We had our last local outreaches this evening - I was on Antifreeze. It was actually one of the best nights we’ve had on Antifreeze; I went with this guy named Jason that Alex and I have followed around for the past several times out. We saw about ten rough sleepers and had some good talks; everyone was healthy and warm.
Fri, March 27 - Jon's 5 - Minute Interval Photo Shoot
Saturday
Community day! Everyone - students and all Holmsted staff - went outside and worked on the grounds together. Chopping wood, weeding, razing molehills on the lawn (Anne Joy and I became pros), transplanting ground cover and cleaning and repairing the drive.
We went on a shopping trip in the afternoon - our last trip to Crawley before we leave.
This evening was Café Night, which Nika, Ketsia and I organized. Nika and I got decorations and tons of cookies, candy and soda while we were at ASDA. Kayla suggested that we make it a ‘Clash” night, so over dinner she announced that everyone would have to come to Café Night wearing the weirdest combinations of clothing and makeup we could think of and the best girl and guy would win prizes as the King and Queen of Clash.
Nika, Ketsia and I scrambled to get the coach house classroom set up for the event - it turned out to be a great evening. People really got into the clash idea - we got some crazy outfits.
The acts were really good, too - Jon and Joel had put together a game show/skit based on Family Fortunes (Family Feud to us Americans), Ketsia sang a French song, Vetle tricked about 10 people into falling down on their butts at the same time, Allie played guitar and sang a song her friend had written, Gert-Jan had us play a game, and Kayla and Melody sang a tear-jerker song with a slideshow of pictures of our DTS playing in the background. Peter Bos and Turid won Clash King and Queen.
Photos: Sat, March 28 - Last Trip to Crawley
Photos: Sat, March 28 - Clash Cafe Night
(Cafe Night pictures are on Facebook so be ready with your login info!)
Is Sunday roast anything like Sunday meat?
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