Diving Right In

Well, yesterday ended up being a bit uneventful. We had a nice slow morning (which even included a wake-up swim for Dale and I) and then went to our first school. . When we arrived, the guys were told that the school did not have a way to get in contact with us to let us know that they had another activity scheduled in the same time that we were scheduled. So we were given the boot. :-D We should be back at that school next week for a Christian College Fair so it is not a complete loss.

After we left the school, we drove to our hotel about an hour and a half away. After that weekend of travel, an hour and a half seemed like a breeze! The evening was filled with a nice dinner at Ruby Tuesday's (love it!), me booking hotels, and practice for Dale.

Today we drove 40 minutes to our first school. The disadvantage of being in this beautiful country is that hotels are pretty spread out, so it is hard to find one in close proximity to the schools. The school we attended today was what is labled as a "Prime" school. When we have a prime school, we usually only have one school that day since we do the high school and elementary chapels and spend most of the day with them.

The Open Door Christian Academy in Lisbon, Maine welcomed us with friendly faces and kind spirits! It was such an encouragement and joy to visit with the students and spend time with the Administrator. After the presentations, the Admin even gave us a tour of the school and they provided lunch for us. Dale and I had a great time sitting at a table with 2 juniors and 3 seventh graders. They were such an inviting group of teens!

As this was Dale and I's first service, we all arrived earlier than our arrival time (which arrival time is usually set for an hour before the presentation). It was a good thing we did because their schedule got switched around and we had ten minutes before the first presentation to set up! We truly dove in to help Tony and Val as much as possible, while still trying to learn how things get set up. It all worked out great and we had a wonderful time at this excellent ministry! This was an AMAZING school to start our tour with! We will be going to their church next Wednesday and I can't wait to go back!

Today was also a "fix-it" day. When we attempted to leave the school, our trainer's van would not turn on. The Administrator was kind to get jumper cables and bring his truck over to jump the van. While we were at the auto parts store getting the battery checked, Dale picked up a kit to fix "our house" (the van). See, we have this really nice invertor to plug into the accessory outlet to plug our electronics into. The other day we figured that I could do my hair while traveling, and so I attempted to use my hair dryer. It wasn't the brightest idea on my end because it turned off in .2 seconds after it turned on. I was really worried that I had broken the invertor (which probably costs alot) but, thankfully, my smart husband figured out that I blew the fuse for the accessory outlet. So today he fixed our home and put a new fuse in. :-D I have been warned to try something smaller next time, like my curling iron.

Tonight we traveled to our hotel and then traveled another 40 minutes to a church that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. We arrived late due to van troubles, again. It was an interesting service and I had to keep myself from laughing when the pastor said "Cah" while talking about his car. :-D

Tomorrow we have another prime school and we are greatly looking forward to meeting a new group of students!