Hey everyone! I guess I am getting the privilege of talking about our host church. Yesterday morning we attended a very formal communion (this only happens twice a year) at Lissara Presbyterian church. We had met the minister and a few congregation members a few days earlier, so the Reverend had us come up front and introduce oursleves to the whole church. The service was something that I had never experienced. We sat in very old stiff-backed benches, I am sure this was to keep us awake and sand all of the songs out a hymnal. We actually sang straight from the book of Psalms as well, that was very new to me! Reverend Ian preached on Revelation, which was refreshing, as that is something rare in todays churches. Honestly the church was a great experience, but not exactly what I would've picked. This church has many things going for them, but the best are the people. We've been showered with love and hospitality right away. After church we got split up into groups and were given lunch by different families. Bonnie, Josh and I went to the Reverends and his family's house. We enjoyed "Sunday roast" and great conversation. When "Tea time" came around we headed back to the church and had more food! Then we helped with an informal worship service. We got interviewed, helped with music and explained what we would be doing this next week at the church.
Our first day at our after VBS called "The Indiana," yes they named the program after us, was a success! We had 49 kids and plenty of fun. We had music, story, games and crafts (with my mad pinterest skills I got put in charge of this area). The kids were very willing to talk with us and I admit they were just flat out adorable. I was told by the Reverend that most of these kids do not come from a church background, so their parents bringing them to us was a big deal. After eating Tea we got ready for the teen drop by time. This time was a challenge for me. I LOVE little ones but talking to a bunch of giggly 13 year girls is not my thing! Luckily we pulled out the volley ball net and well my team destroyed Josh's team, enough said. We played a wonderful cheesy ice breaker game afterwards which made the teens tell us a little about themselves. I do think most of them will come back tomorrow night and we will do another cheesy game!
I will say that even though we got this program thrown at us just this weekend, we handled it very well! I am very proud of the team and all their hard work today!
Love, Mikala
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