The new digs

So we are here.  Starting our new journey.  I'm in a little duplex now with it's own bathroom, mini kitchen and even an electric griddle for cooking!  I've always wanted to get away from using microwaves and now I have too, just toaster over and the grill.  The view is amazing.  The water is hot and I even get internet right from here.  No walking to the cafe to get service.  Even the Wii works on the old tv.  Thankfully, the tv does not work so we can only use it to spend time playing, looking at each other and laughing and talking about the silly Miis. 


I thought I would be lonely but am not at all.  The community is so close...and healthy.  People talk about real stuff here, they parent their children, they talk about their desire to follow God and do good things for the world.  I was also worried it would be bubble-y and cultish, lol, sorry, but I did.  The staff and families here are so well-rounded and peaceful, pleasant to be around.  People here are really laid back.  Not in a stoner-hippy kind of laid back but at peace, able to transition, trust and go with the flow.  For a borderline OCD person, thats a challenge but a welcomed one!  So Biblical!


There is another boy here named Noah who is almost a year older than Selah.  Today after Friday night movie night, they were blowing bubbles together, him blowing, and her popping.  She said "Noah, I want to tell you something" (like she does) and so he said "what is it?" and she said something I couldnt quite make out but he liked it.  Then, a few minutes later, he was leaving and she said it again (it's her way of trying to get someone to stay or not to sleep or what have you).  And, typical of a boy, he said "you already told me something".  His mom and I laughed!!  Girl wants to talk, boy says, we already talked about this and on to something else.  Hillarious!


The stars came out for a bt last night and made the cloud and rains all worth it.  Then today we had sunshine and blue skies even.  The rain is cool here.  It rains lightly for a bit, then none and some passing blue skies, then more rain and sequencially like that all day.  Selah loves it.  She has her Dorah umbrella with her at all times. 


I am so glad we are here.  Today, someone asked me how being Messianic fits with coming to Ywam.  It was a thoughtful and cool conversation.  I told her how I struggle with the concept of evangelism since Yeshua says to go and make disciples, nowhere does he talk about dramas, sinners prayers, door to door badgering...I mean, eh hem, well, you know.  But, she made a good point.  Discipleship starts when you present.  When you have a language barrier, you start with something that doesnt involve language, you cannot disciple until you understand one another.  This makes total sense.  For me, giving a cup of cold water, bringng medical supplies, giving a hug, providing shelter from tsunamis, or netting from mosquitos who pass aids, thats the first step.  This takes time.


Well, I am off to find shower curtains at the boutique and then bed...shabbat shalom :-)