Day 3: Retreat Starts
Posted in Historical Adventures and tagged with Travel, Turkey on November 8, 2009
Mausoleum of Ataturk, the founder of modern-day Turkey
As this is posted, it is 7 AM Sunday morning in Turkey (midnight on the East Coast). My teammates and I are likely waking up this morning a bit out of it, it we were able to get much sleep at all. I tend to have a slightly better than average time of transitioning time zones, but I would ask that you pray for my 7 teammates who have made the 7-time-zone jump with me (our 8th teammate most recently was in Africa). Pray that we’ll continue to be gracious towards one another as we adjust and continue to operate while tired.
This evening (your late morning/early afternoon) we’ll be starting a 3-day retreat with our friends. I’ll be teaching the older children (there are 2 8yos) while the adults are in their session. Please pray that as we serve we’ll be mindful of the needs of those we are serving and that God will guide us as to what to teach and do. This retreat is to be a time of teaching and a time of fellowship for our friends, as they get to hear some great teachers and spend more time with native-English speakers than they’re used to.
November 8th, 2009 at 2:55 am
jet lag is so hard, praying for you and your teammates!
November 8th, 2009 at 4:08 am
Thanks, Julie. I’m handling the jet lag well…it really hasn’t been hard at all. I “should” be sleeping right now so it’s not bad!
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November 8th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Wow. It looks like you are having an amazing time. I hope you enjoy your retreat!