Thursday

This morning after breakfast all of the adults on the base gathered for a time of intercession for Tibet. It was an incredible time of prayer. The room had displays set up in different areas, highlighting different aspects of Tibetan culture. At each display were relevant artifacts and cards with prayer suggestions. After a long time of prayer, a young man who intends to go to Tibet on Tuesday was brought into the middle of the group for prayer. Please pray that he will be able to raise the remaining $2900 for his travel expenses; his monthly support has been raised.

Today the training director, Troy Sherman, spoke to our class about how God chooses to use ordinary people to accomplish His work. It was a good discussion. The speaker was very talented and kept everyone engaged.

After lunch we did some team building exercises; note the excellent engineering and the rubber chickens. We went through a couple of different exercises and enjoyed the fun. Tomorrow we are going into the woods for some work on the ropes course. Woohoo!!! I am hoping for a ride down the zip line again.

In the afternoon, I helped some boys with their homemade archery. Hopefully nobody will lose an eye because of it. It has been fun fixing bicycles, fletching arrows, and putting rests on bows for the kids. Unfortunately, they came around while I was sitting near some adults who were trying to read and journal. The adults quietly wandered off as my warriors worked on their armament. For twigs and fishing line, they shoot fairly well.

In the evening there was a Love Feast, an international dinner welcoming all of us. It was held in a tent outside. It was very interesting sampling food from all the different countries. Some dishes were very spicy. Many people dressed in traditional garb including Adriana, Alexie, and Alayna.