Sorry for the delay. The last few days have been filled planes, trains, and automobiles. Ok, really buses, trains and automobiles…
Day 3 we were in Marbella. In the evening we went swimming in the Mediterranean and ate some of the best ice cream I have ever had! If you ever decide to hit the beaches in Spain you should know that on many of the beaches you will find a lot of speedos (on men), and tops are optional (for women). For obvious reasons, there is no picture posted of our time on the beach.
Day 4 we got up EARLY and went to “La Roca” in Gibraltar. It is beautiful. The day was very clear and we could see Morocco, Africa across the Atlantic Ocean/Med Sea. The picture here really doesn’t do it justice though. We did a lot of traveling that day as well. We rode in a car for an hour to Gibraltar, took the bus to the tram to go up on top, took another bus back to the boarder (it circled the entire city first – it was not our intention to have the city tour J), took the car and hour back to Marbella, took a bus an hour to Malaga, hopped a train to Cordoba, and a car to the “camp” we are staying at outside the city. Got settled in and went to bed. It was a long day.
(La Roca - in Gibraltar)
Day 5 was set up day. We got all of the kids rooms set up for the conference, got all of the logistics figured out (as well as we could). It was a bit of a frustrating day just trying to get everything ready and working with contingency plans b, c, d, e……z. Since we don’t always know what to expect in another country, sometimes trying to plan can be “interesting.”J
Day 6 (today) flew by! The conference started and we meet lots-o-kids and parents. We had a great time working with them. Our curriculum has a new lesson every day, and today was accepted by Jesus. It is so appropriate for the first day working with the kids. We discussed that everyone has different gifts and talents and God made them that way, and he accepts us that way. We had puppets, skits, songs, crafts, and the pool. Thank God for the pool! I didn’t hear the exact temp today, but yesterday and the day before it was 107. The kids are great and we are looking forward to tomorrow, getting to know the kids better and getting to know the parents and hearing about their work on the field.
4 comments:
Thanks for the updates. I was part of Thailand Kidzone in April with Becky N and was invited to join this team so you are in my thoughts and prayers lots. Any team photos?
Carol L.
Hi Carol! Becky and Peggy both say 'hi' We are having a great time with the kids! Thank you for your prayers, we couldn't do this without them. There is a team photo (minus Peggy) on a post a few days earlier. If you just go to paulaoestreich.blogspot.com and scroll down, I posted one just before we left. Thanks!! paula
thanks for your updates.... i really enjoy hearing and seeing about your amazing adventure.. praying for all..jean naz.
Hi Jean - Sorry for the late response. Thank you for your prayers during the trip! It was nice to "meet" you via Skype. We are still praying for you too! Take care!
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