2.5 Weeks Away: Retreat, Meeting, and Babysitting

Friends,

We are now only 18 days away from our departure for Moldova. We can not believe that we are so close! All of our planning is coming together and I dare say that we are all falling in love with each other, Brian, and Moldova!

Wednesday night the team went to Jill's house for our retreat. It was a great time for us to be together as a team. We played games, ate snacks, told stories, and got to spend time with our Father together. At one point we had a speed dating game that helped us get to know some fun facts about every person. Having that simple time together is an aspect that will play to our advantage once we arrive in Moldova. We welcomed in Thursday morning with homemade (Aunt Jemimah) chocolate chip pancakes and some alone time with God.

Thursday evening we had our last team meeting. We finalized our schedule and talked about most of the logistics of the trip. We included a packing list and schedule. It would be an understatement to say that we are excited for this trip. At our meeting, we discussed some of the different "programming" aspects we will be having with the Grace House Girls. Some of the nights will include: sharing our testimonies, making/serving the girls dinner, having a spa night and so much more. We will also be spending some time with the boys' equivalent of Grace House, Boys2Leaders. While with the boys we will challenge them in a game of soccer (little do they know, we have a D1 soccer player on our side!) and will then be sharing with them what it is like to respect women and take care of them. This aspect of our trip is a new component that we are thrilled about. Brian also informed us that we will have one day where we will be meeting a member of Parliament!

We are so excited to be on this journey.  Thank you for supporting all of us.