在我们见到你之前,最后向朋友和家人问好!今天是苦乐参半的一天,我们向来自赞比亚Poetice的朋友们道别。今天早上我们进行了最后一次完整的汇报听取了波蒂斯公司员工的意见。然后我们去了沼泽地旁边的一个特别的早餐,和河马和鳄鱼一起吃早餐——有多少人能这样说!我们在早餐地点放松,打牌,并与彼此和Poetice的工作人员分享一些最后的故事,然后前往机场,向我们的新朋友做最后的告别。我们现在在约翰内斯堡机场等去法兰克福的飞机。高昂!...we will see if that’s the case after these long flights. Thanks so much to all our fans who prayed for us during the trip and kept up with our blog – you are appreciated! We are excited to let you all know how the it went.
今天我们来到了玛莎体育学习中心。在去的路上,我们看到了以前在赞比亚没见过的动物,比如猴子、猪、牛、野猪和山羊!!我们到达时受到了玛莎工作人员的热烈欢迎,经过一番自我介绍后,我们分成了两组。一组人去打飞盘高尔夫球,另一组人则和Macha团队一起进行各种运动。我们和一位教练和几个来自Macha中心的学生一起玩。从赞比亚球员那里学习如何拿高尔夫球盘是一件很酷的事情,他们非常鼓励我们,因为他们的教学提高了我们的技能。另一组由波蒂斯的工作人员和霍普的工作人员组成了一个篮球和排球队,与Macha队比赛。这是一个有趣的竞争环境。在过去的三天里,我们带领孩子们的营地,玩得很开心。垒球女孩还教Macha队打垒球,她们很快就学会了垒球,并对此充满热情。 We went over the rules and practiced hitting, throwing, and catching. Finally, we finished with lunch and time connecting with the team before heading back to the Poetice base.
今天是我们运动营的最后一天,我们玩得很开心!我们醒来后和过夜的露营男孩一起吃早餐。我们很多人都喜欢在早上从Poetice咖啡馆买咖啡,所以我们在早餐时就这么做了。之后,女孩露营者在上午9点左右开始到达。今天很特别,因为每个露营者都邀请了一个朋友,所以我们的团队扩大了很多,我们的拓展也扩大了!看到这么多的营友带着朋友来,想要与他人分享这事工,是令人鼓舞的。上午10点,我们进行敬拜,并由诗提斯的一位领袖约翰传福音。在敬拜时,我们唱“我们的上帝如此伟大”,这首歌是我们许多人从小听着长大的。看到他们唱这首歌,即使是在地球的另一端,我也很惊讶;我们的上帝太伟大了! Then, we dove into the field day events which included: disc golf throw, softball throw, softball hit, standing long jump, push-up contest, running race, volleyball hits, and the impossible catch (basketball). The campers were split into 8 groups and rotated through the stations. The winner from each group in each station went on to the finals, which were held after lunch. During finals, the campers that were not competing were big encouragers for their peers. The kids would lift each other in the air after winning and it was powerful to see their sportsmanship. After field day events, we had a tug-of-war competition. The competition ended when the camp boys went against the Hope and Poetice men because they pulled the rope so hard that it snapped in half and all the boys fell.
今天是我们在赞比亚和当地青年一起带领营地的第一天!我们以礼拜开始了放假的一天。赞比亚的敬拜与我们在美国经历的敬拜非常不同,因为那里有大量的舞蹈和大量的欢乐。在这段时间里,孩子们非常鼓励我们,邀请我们和他们一起跳舞,让我们走出自己的舒适区。礼拜结束后,我们分成四组:旗帜橄榄球、垒球、健康与健康、力量与敏捷。许多孩子对这些活动并不熟悉,但只要有机会,他们就能迅速投入其中。他们非常兴奋地参与进来,彼此交流,与团队互动。训练结束后,我们去吃午饭。在吃饭的时候,我们可以和营员交谈,了解更多关于他们的背景。午饭后,女孩们打垒球和无挡板球,这是一种颇受欢迎的赞比亚游戏,霍普家的女孩们能够学会。 The boys played volleyball and flag football.
今天是我们在非洲的第一天!我们以美味的早餐开始了我们的一天。早餐后,我们前往敬拜赞美主。用不同的语言敬拜是不可思议的。走进一个新的环境,看看赞比亚人如何通过欢快的舞蹈对上帝说“是”,这是一件很酷的事情。敬拜结束后,我们开始为明天的运动营做准备。野营准备工作一结束,我们队里的女队员就换上了长裙,我们就开始向当地的社区“姆瓦波纳”走去。世界杯英格兰队vs丹麦队足彩在进入社区之前,我们花了一些时间在一个迎新会上,世界杯英格兰队vs丹麦队足彩Poetice的领导做了一个关于文化差异的演讲。他们解释了赞比亚生活方式中与美国极不协调的一些东西。他们真的强调他们的生活方式不是“差”或“差”,只是不同。 They did not have the same material things as us, but their joy was plentiful. It reminded us of how rich they still are. We had the opportunities to walk through local markets and saw so many smiling kids. Once again, we had a great meal! It was Taco Tuesday!! We finished the day with more moving worship and as a team we started sharing our personal stories and testimonies. Sharing our stories brought us closer as a team and speaks to the power of God and just how good he is! Tomorrow, we ask for prayers for energy and excitement as we welcome local youth to the Poetice base.
我们终于到了赞比亚!经过一夜的飞行和短暂停留后,我们飞到了利文斯通机场,受到了几名Poetice工作人员的欢迎。幸运的是,我们所有的行李都顺利到达了目的地,我们被告知,这可能不是百分之百的保证。然后我们坐上一辆公共汽车,开了两个半小时的车来到赞比亚乔马的波蒂斯基地。当我们到达的时候,更多的工作人员欢呼着欢迎我们,张开双臂,并提供了一些零食。经过几天的长途旅行,能如此热情地迎接,感觉真好。在我们受到欢迎后,我们与工作人员交谈,并认识了一些了不起的人,我们将在未来几天与他们一起工作。然后我们把我们的东西搬到棚屋,前往敬拜中心听音乐和赞美。第一首敬拜的歌带出了所有工作人员对耶稣的喜悦和能量,即使我们筋疲力尽,我们也能分享这种喜悦。礼拜结束后,我们有幸享用了赞比亚的第一顿传统美食nshima。 It is eaten with your hands and consists of a mashed potato like base made of maze which is then rolled into a ball and used to scoop the vegetables and meat made with it. Some of us were better at making our nshima balls than others, but it was delicious anyways. After dinner we got to spend more time talking with the staff on base and are super excited for what the upcoming week has in store. We ask for prayers for a restful night of sleep for all of us so that we can be rejuvenated for our first day of training and prepping for the sports camps later this week.
我们的第一架飞机今天下午在美国东部时间上午8点左右降落在德国法兰克福,昨晚1点左右我们在飞机上吃了一顿美味的意大利面晚餐,6个小时后吃了早餐。睡眠很艰难,但飞行很顺利。我们在德国停留了8个小时。在这里的这段时间,我们通过海关去吃麦当劳和肯德基。我们很多人都是第一次在护照上盖了章!在这些餐厅里,团队第一次遇到了语言障碍。在一些新朋友的帮助下,我们可以点餐了。德国的麦当劳和美国的差不多,但菜单上也有香肠和其他当地食物(还有猪肋排!)从海关回来后,我们坐下来进行了一次有意义的交谈,谈论了我们在大学前的生活。整个团队都喜欢更好地了解彼此。 To pass the time, we’ve been playing lots of card games, such as Euchre. We’re planning on a Euchre tournament sometime soon. We are hoping to be well rested when we land in Johannesburg, South Africa tomorrow morning. We can’t wait!