So I'm going to Morocco for my outreach! Every DTS student wrote down their first and second choice for outreach and each one of us gets to go to our number one! It hardly ever happens where we all get to go to our first choice. Some of us had our hearts set on a certain place but felt the Lord asking us to go elsewhere. Others were very open to go anywhere and listened to what God had to say about our hearts desire and passion for the people of the choice places (Cambodia, Scotland & Morocco). The Morocco team (myself and 7 others) will be leaving shortly after Christmas. We just had our first meeting as a team today which was very exciting. We all shared why we chose Morocco and all of us will be doing research on the country and praying so that we will all begin to have an even bigger heart for the people in Morocco. I'm pretty excited about our team......we all like to laugh a lot and have no problem bonding. :)
Our team will also be going on a Mid-term outreach to Arbroath, Scotland from November 15th-22nd. Arbroath is a small town with a high un-employment rate. Due to the high un-employment rates many people struggle with depression. Since I've been in Scotland I've learned that a lot of the people here have broken hearts. A lot of Westerners think of the movie Braveheart when they think of Scotland....proud of their country and willing to fight for it.....FREEDOM!!!!! Unfortunately that's not the reality for many people here. Many Scots feel like they don't deserve anything and aren't proud of their nation and they don't feel a sense of freedom. A lot of the Scots are very prideful, like they don't want any help and can do things on their own. Many come across as "closed off." There are some people who won't even respond to you if you try to talk to them. It breaks my heart to see this. So, with that being said we are going to Arbroath to bring love and joy to the people there and show them that they are WORTH IT!!!!!! I'm so passionate about going! I'm really looking forward to meeting the people there and planting seeds of love and joy!
Things have still been going very well here at the base. This last weekend I got to take a ferry across to the Isle of Arran. It's a large island which was described to me as "miniature Scotland." It's very beautiful there and has a lot of Scotland's best features all in one island. I went with a group of 4 students. When we got home I remember saying to myself, "Man it feels good to be home!" That's the first time I really felt like this is my home.....it was a very nice feeling! I missed everyone and went around squishing them and couldn't stop smiling. :)
All the lectures here have been really good. There's lots of information to take in and process so I'm taking TONS of notes. Almost all of the speakers here, and many of the staff, are Greg Boyd fans (the pastor at Woodland Hills, my church back at home). It's fun to hear that they know who he is and are inspired and motivated by books that he's written. Many of the speakers teach similar to the way Greg does too.
Well....that's it for now. As always, I would love to receive letters from you!
I love you and miss you all!
Our team will also be going on a Mid-term outreach to Arbroath, Scotland from November 15th-22nd. Arbroath is a small town with a high un-employment rate. Due to the high un-employment rates many people struggle with depression. Since I've been in Scotland I've learned that a lot of the people here have broken hearts. A lot of Westerners think of the movie Braveheart when they think of Scotland....proud of their country and willing to fight for it.....FREEDOM!!!!! Unfortunately that's not the reality for many people here. Many Scots feel like they don't deserve anything and aren't proud of their nation and they don't feel a sense of freedom. A lot of the Scots are very prideful, like they don't want any help and can do things on their own. Many come across as "closed off." There are some people who won't even respond to you if you try to talk to them. It breaks my heart to see this. So, with that being said we are going to Arbroath to bring love and joy to the people there and show them that they are WORTH IT!!!!!! I'm so passionate about going! I'm really looking forward to meeting the people there and planting seeds of love and joy!
Things have still been going very well here at the base. This last weekend I got to take a ferry across to the Isle of Arran. It's a large island which was described to me as "miniature Scotland." It's very beautiful there and has a lot of Scotland's best features all in one island. I went with a group of 4 students. When we got home I remember saying to myself, "Man it feels good to be home!" That's the first time I really felt like this is my home.....it was a very nice feeling! I missed everyone and went around squishing them and couldn't stop smiling. :)
All the lectures here have been really good. There's lots of information to take in and process so I'm taking TONS of notes. Almost all of the speakers here, and many of the staff, are Greg Boyd fans (the pastor at Woodland Hills, my church back at home). It's fun to hear that they know who he is and are inspired and motivated by books that he's written. Many of the speakers teach similar to the way Greg does too.
Well....that's it for now. As always, I would love to receive letters from you!
I love you and miss you all!
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what a cute new pic! :) i can't wait to see more.
and to read your lecture notes when you get back if you'll let me. ha!
that makes me want to go through mine.
love you,
jessica
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