Interesting Week

This past week has been interesting and tough at the same time. Brent and Carol are getting ready to leave for the summer, so I'll be alone in the apartment for quite awhile, so that's been a bit sad. But, at the same time, there has been a lot of excitement because the ship Logos II is in port. It's a floating Christian bookshop that goes to ports all over the world, stays for a few weeks, and ministers/sells books before moving to another port. I couldn't help but think it would be fun to work there--people from all over the world volunteer to be on it, but you're supposed to commit to two years, so I suppose I would have to be really sure. But, that's just one thought.

Anyway, we went to a Latin Night on the ship where they talked about culture in several Latin American countries, and then, after talking about their culture, the speakers gave their testimonies. On Sunday, some of the workers from the ship came to our church to speak and do dramas and things like that, so that was fun. After services, we took them out for pizza and it was a busy but fun afternoon. We also went out for ice cream at a place that's old to everyone else, but it was new to me since I'd never been there before.

All in all, meeting new people and doing various things has been encouraging since it looks like I'm being included a little bit more now. I've got a few ideas about things I'd like to do at church, so pray for direction for me and for favor with David and Valbona when I finally talk to them about it. I've also been talking to the graduate department at Oakland to see if I can email them my final piece of information, so pray that that will also be alright!