On Saturday, most of the team was together for street ministry. Due to the steady rain, they couldn’t do this
on the street, so they took it to the mall.
They could not hand out any materials at the mall, so they were just
praying for the people God wanted them to speak with. It sounded like it was definitely challenging
for some.
Since I’m part of the puppet team, we were not part of the street
ministry on Saturday. We got up and went
to a local café for breakfast for some bacon and eggs—a nice change again from
cereal and toast. After breakfast, we
had another practice for the puppet show.
Our “trainer” was very proud of us—she said we did “brilliant!” (which is used quite frequently around here)
We had several hours to kill before we had to be at St. Luke’s for the
children’s Christmas party and puppet show.
So, the four of us just went out for lunch together to a nice café. Our food was delicious! I had a salad and Bangers and Mash (no trip to
London would be complete without that!).
We actually sampled everyone’s dishes—baked butternut squash and quiche—all
quite delicious! We ended our lunch with
some very tasty desserts. It was a nice
time together, just sharing how we were feeling about the trip and where we
were at. We sort of had our own “debrief.”
We ended up at St. Luke’s around 2:30 in the afternoon and began the
set up for the party. The children
arrived around 4:00 and began with crafts and games, and then we were on for
our first performance. The children
loved it, even the adults were impressed.
They didn’t notice any of the mistakes we made—it was quite funny behind
the curtain when we were all scrambling for the next puppet and trying to
follow the script. I am quite surprised
that I am having so much fun doing the puppets—I guess it’s my inner child that
refuses to ever leave.
After the program, they had hot dogs and snacks for the children. The dessert was “jelly and ice cream” which
is a very common dish here. It’s what we
call “jell-o” and they serve it together with ice cream? I had to try it…I wasn’t impressed. I think those two dishes belong separate.
We arrived back at the Center to join the rest of our team, as well as
the Woodberry team of 8 that has been serving together this week. We debriefed and shared a meal together. After the meal, we played some silly games
and sang some Christmas carols. I’ll let
a few pictures tell those stories.
Needless to say, I’ve come back with another idea for a youth group game. One of the games we played is one we have
done with our youth group and it requires great flexibility. I’m happy to report that I took it much
farther than I did with our group at home—so, watch out Albert and Duane! We ended the evening with a complete team
photo. This was the last time we would
see the Woodberry team (at least here on Earth), so, we said our goodbyes to
them.
I’m reflecting on so much from the week. I’m hoping to have time to post some “reflections.” This may happen once I return home. Our day today (Sunday) will be full with a
few church services, some additional street ministry and another Christmas
program at a church for our final puppet performance.
Thanks for your continued prayers.
Everyone is exhausted and dealing with many different thoughts and
emotions right now. Pray that our final
day together would be a good one with much encouragement and fun!
No comments:
Post a Comment