Today was a great day! I woke up at 7, but got to go back to sleep until 9. Then I got ready for church and rode with Amy and Joe to a small community church not far from where they live. It was extremely interesting; not as charismatic as last week, however it was intensely interactive. The sermon was on love and we read Ephesians 3, focusing on verse 18. We were all given separate pieces of paper with 4 pictures on each; one being the ocean, to represent width; another being a long road in a desert, representing length; another Mt. Everest, height; and the last was the Grand Canyon, depth. We were given a few minutes to meditate on which picture or aspect of God's love affected us the most, and then everyone who chose the specific picture mentioned stood up and someone in the group prayed. It was interactive, and it was really small. I don't like being in front of groups anyways, so I felt awkward standing. It was an interesting service and not really something I would expect in the States. I know sometimes churches have little skits before the sermon, but this was right in the middle. I guess I wouldn't say that I didn't like it, but I wouldn't say that I did either. I think I would have to go again to see what another sermon would be like. But this was a more Scripture based sermon than last week, instead of personal stories.
Anyways, after church Amy made us pumpkin soup, which was surprisingly very good, and grilled cheese. We had a hilarious lunch because Amy and Joe are simply crazy and hysterical. I laughed a lot, which was good. We kinda got into a deeper discussion towards the end, which was me telling them about home and stuff, and then Amy brought me back to Ilam. I checked in on my friend Daniel and we decided to go to the beach around 3:30. We ran into two of his friends and they joined us on our way: Sarah and Amber. The beach was a lot of fun and definitely gorgeous, but we were only on a short stretch of it in Sumner. We caught the bus back home and were going to go to Spags, a pizza restaurant near Ilam. We picked up three other people; Max (a mutual friend) and my two friends Nikki and Jamie. Amber and Sarah decided they didn't want to spend money, but the rest of us went and Daniel and I split a pizza and Cajun wedges while catching up with everyone and just hanging out. It was fun, and now I'm home typing this up, getting ready to do some D-time to pray for Amy and Joe's church. They find out this week about the only two options they have left for a venue. So, if you find some time this week, please pray for them. K, that's all for today. I miss home, and everyone there, but am looking forward to next weekend and my trip to Queenstown! Yay! Cheers!
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