Our team left Denmark on Tuesday. The goodbyes were hard but that means the time there was good.
. The first couple days in Holbaek were a bit rough. Part of the team, Nimia,decided that she did not want to be with YWAM anymore. So she went back to Argentina. We were already a very
small team and now we were even smaller. That was the first 4 days. The first Sunday we go introduced to the churchand Alaina and I gave our testimonies. Then everyone but myself went to help in the Children´s class. That night Michela´s older brother and wife had us over to there home for delicious lasagna. The next day we all had the stomach flu. It was quite the first week. After starting like that things can only get better. And they did. they got A LOT better.
Out of the kindness of his heart, Moses, one of the young people in the church volunteered to help out with dramas. The second Sunday we went to a church about an hour away from where we were staying and conducted the entire service. Manny and Alain led worship, we all did a drama, and then Manny gave a really good message on the what Love really is.
None of that would have been able to happen if it hadn´t been for Chris and Moses from the Holbaek free church we wouldn´t havebeen able to do alot of things. I got to be in a home (other than the base which doesn´t really count 27 people is a lot) for the first time since I left Alaska. You don´t know what you have until you don´t have it
We got to go into a school two of our last days. This is one of our trip highlights. One of the days Alaina and I were given the opportunity to teach a class about Alaska and answer the questions they had. Then we had the opportunity to do a drama( again thank you Moses) , Noelia gave her testimony and then we broke into groups. Manny and I had a group of guys about 15 or 16 years old. Manny was able to have a really good talk with them and they asked lots of questions about the christian life.
Things I didn´t know about Denmark but now do.
1. It is very windy
2.The people LOVE coffee
3.The people are very hospitable
4.Black danish licorice is the worst kind
5.eating pieces of chocolate on toast for breakfast is ok!
6.They have 7elevens
7.When babies take naps they are put outside all bundled up in the prams. This is past down from the vikings.
And now we are here in Tenerife. Some are very greatful for the excessive sun and some others tolerate it and think back to happier chillier times of slushy rain and wind .This is going to be a very different experience for all of us. We are in two different homes at the moment . One of the church members has a villa a block from the church that he has given us for 10 days . On Monday the team will be back together. It´s funny that you can miss you haven´t ´seen in only 12 hours. I will be very happy to have us all under one roof again. I really love our team it has definitely become like a family and I thank God that I have them
Not only is the weather different now but the church we are working with is different. Tenerife is home to mostly retired Europeans. The youngest person in the church is 37 and after them is 57. It is encouraging though to see the passion they have for the Lord. My perception of the British before I moved to London was that they were quite stuffy. Some are but some really truly love the Lord. It´s VERY encouraging to see.
