We are now nearing the end of Greece, which is insane. đđ
    Sooo Monday was our adventure day but our apartment was MUSTY, so we made it into a little deep cleaning day. In the evening, a bunch of girls went to an escape room while I stayed home and sent emails haha. VERY NEEDED PRODUCTIVE DAY. Also Lucy got home in the evening, yay!!!!
    Tuesday I went to the refugee center with Lexi, Jaylynn, and Kat. I felt like today I couldâve stepped more out of my comfort zone and talked to more people, because we have that opportunity to talk to the refugees. Every time weâve gone, Iâve been pretty good about putting myself in more uncomfortable places. I just didnât do that today, but itâs okay!!
    Naty, Jaylynn and I went to the CEF camp on Wednesday to be WORKED. We started off scrubbing a moldy ceiling with vinegar and water, then mopped the new floors in the new dorms upstairs, brushed a horse halfway until it bit Jaylynn’s leg đ, then we finished off by raking a huge amount of leaves. We needed Philip to help us drag the massive tarp down the hill and off the edge. After we finished, Christos, one of the guys who works there, invited us over to his house for lunch where there was chicken on a stick, chickpea soup, and fries. He asked us what we all wanted to do after the race, and of course I still have no clue, so he said I should come back here. At first I was like, âIS THIS PROPHETIC?!â Because he talked about coming for three months like Antonis did last week, but then he was saying how itâs just because the visa lasts for three months lol. He did give me some good advice about it, so Greece is definitely in my back pocket for the fall.
    Thursday we went to the refugee center again. Today challenged me for sure. I was mainly with the kids, and there were some little boys who were being pretty crazy, so wow God had to give me so much patience. Today was a good example of what happens when I donât have quality time with God in the mornings. I was a little on edge the whole time, anxious, and was not very kind. The Lord supplies me so much with His fruits when I just ask for them, so I had to take a second, breathe, and ask for patience and kindness. The day ended up being really good, and I was filled with joy for the rest of it.
    On Friday, we had our prayer meeting as usual with Justin, Antonis, and Viki, then Jaylynn, Naty, and I walked down to Starbucks and had really good conversations. Today we technically were going out with the agenda of evangelism, which we didnât do, so I struggled with that. But God says that our hearts should be pure before sharing the gospel, and I felt like I wanted to please Antonis and come back with a testimony, which is NOT pure. So we came home and felt more at peace knowing we still had purpose in going out, which was for those conversations. That night, we did the âWhisper Challengeâ for our fun night activity and called a bunch of people from our squad and at home with my noise canceling headphones on.
   Saturdayyyyy was our sabbath, BUT Philip from CEF has a run club where they run a 5k every week, and we said we would do it one time. At 8:30am, we walked down to the bay to find the group of hundred people. We warmed up and got started at 9:10am. The run ended up being 5.8 kilometers, which is like 3.6 miles. DUDE. I was fighting my mind the whollleeeeee time but I did it and it was HYPE!! We finished at around 9:40am and were all three so cooked since we havenât run in a month. After getting Power Aids, we walked to the grocery store to get snacks, then I rested.
    We went to church on Sunday where Antonis spoke about the bride of Christ, and what it looks like to get ready for Him. After we got home, I took a BIG NAP, and woke up at 9:00pm for dinner. A couple days before we decided we would have a Super Bowl party, which of course, is airing in the middle of the night. We cooked our frozen food and gathered the snacks, then scrapbooked until it started at 1:30am. All of us stayed until the halftime performance, and I ended up going to bed at 5:00am hahahaha. It was a fun night!!
MEALS
New additions to the home
    Iâm seeing lots of themes of pouring out of an empty cup this week. I have a healthy habit of waking up about two hours before we have to go to have about an hour long quiet time, but this week they havenât been intentional with God very much at all. My piercing was still healing from Friday, and my favorite way to lock in is with my noise canceling headphones, but they hurt too much when I put them over my ears. Most mornings I was just eating my breakfast and listening a bit of worship music, but not praying because I didnât have the space that I normally do. Prayer is so important and if I donât actually talk to God, Iâm not really spending time with Him. Saturday I got to really talk to Him which was sooo needed, so itâs been better since then. Now that weâre down to two more weeks of full ministry, I donât want to waste any time spreading Godâs love in Greece. This week Iâll be fasting from Monday until Saturday, which will be my longest fast thus far, but I just want to see breakthrough here for my team and the people here. Growth through suffering!!! Itâs not easy at all to give up eating, but growing in my self-control during the Race has been very important. I feel stronger and it reminds me that I can do hard things. Also that God is deserving of time where Iâm not reliant on food for energy and strength, but for Him and the real, living bread.
Heâs going to move this week â¤ď¸
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