Monday, June 26, 2006
dracula or einstein???
apparently, my lil sis has had a similar sleeping schedule to mine! only she was saying maybe she's part vampire. hmm... so we're trying to figure out which category we belong to: vampire or genius??? hmm..life changing questions i must ponder.
not much to write right now (--or to be more precise, not much i feel like writing about right now). just wanted to say "whoo hoo!! i finally booked a flight home!!!" (just for a week in july.) now i just have to figure out how i'm gonna get back to Germany (Heilbronn, near Stuttgart) from Poland (Wisla) next Sunday.
apparently, my lil sis has had a similar sleeping schedule to mine! only she was saying maybe she's part vampire. hmm... so we're trying to figure out which category we belong to: vampire or genius??? hmm..life changing questions i must ponder.
not much to write right now (--or to be more precise, not much i feel like writing about right now). just wanted to say "whoo hoo!! i finally booked a flight home!!!" (just for a week in july.) now i just have to figure out how i'm gonna get back to Germany (Heilbronn, near Stuttgart) from Poland (Wisla) next Sunday.
Friday, June 23, 2006
(this is actually from last night)
Maybe I'm a genius, after all...
My brain will not shut off right now. It's now 4:32am. I've established a really horrible pattern of late nights and late mornings once again-- my pre-Covenant Players lifestyle. But every night it seems to get later and later. And tonight, I feel especially unable to sleep. I'm sure the fact that I didn't wake up until 11:30am (I went to sleep the night before around 3:30am) doesn't exactly encourage me to turn in earlier. The coffee at 10pm didn't help either. Sunrise before 4:30am doesn't exactly simulate the ideal sleeping conditions. Nor did the talk w/a friend about his upcoming wedding, all the question marks in my future, journaling, studying Polish, and reading another chapter of a very challenging and perfectly-timed book by Larry Crabb called Shattered Dreams-- all after 11:30pm--do anything to sedate my mind. (I've gotta blog about this book some time. I really believe it's got life-changing potential.)
At least I did a bit of everything I've been wanting to do this break-- all in one day. (Yes, I'm on break right now!) I played flute a bit today (--the flute which has only been taken out of it's case once this tour), I studied Polish, I listened to a sermon tape, I read, I helped my friend's mom out (who's like a mom away from mom for me), I even had a little bit of time w/my friend (--an added bonus since he's busily preparing for his wedding and generally lives a very hectic life anyway).
But yeah...there is a lot on my mind...figuring out how I'm getting back to training in Germany; still not having booked my flight home despite about 5 or 6 various attempts; continuing to process thru matters of the heart; pondering difficult but Truthful points this book brings up; Polish words and grammar rules floating through my brain... it's easy to see why my brain won't shut off. They say that the true genius needs very little sleep because the mind is so active. Maybe I'm a genius, after all! (Or maybe I'm just too stupid to be able to know how to get to sleep.)
Maybe I'm a genius, after all...
My brain will not shut off right now. It's now 4:32am. I've established a really horrible pattern of late nights and late mornings once again-- my pre-Covenant Players lifestyle. But every night it seems to get later and later. And tonight, I feel especially unable to sleep. I'm sure the fact that I didn't wake up until 11:30am (I went to sleep the night before around 3:30am) doesn't exactly encourage me to turn in earlier. The coffee at 10pm didn't help either. Sunrise before 4:30am doesn't exactly simulate the ideal sleeping conditions. Nor did the talk w/a friend about his upcoming wedding, all the question marks in my future, journaling, studying Polish, and reading another chapter of a very challenging and perfectly-timed book by Larry Crabb called Shattered Dreams-- all after 11:30pm--do anything to sedate my mind. (I've gotta blog about this book some time. I really believe it's got life-changing potential.)
At least I did a bit of everything I've been wanting to do this break-- all in one day. (Yes, I'm on break right now!) I played flute a bit today (--the flute which has only been taken out of it's case once this tour), I studied Polish, I listened to a sermon tape, I read, I helped my friend's mom out (who's like a mom away from mom for me), I even had a little bit of time w/my friend (--an added bonus since he's busily preparing for his wedding and generally lives a very hectic life anyway).
But yeah...there is a lot on my mind...figuring out how I'm getting back to training in Germany; still not having booked my flight home despite about 5 or 6 various attempts; continuing to process thru matters of the heart; pondering difficult but Truthful points this book brings up; Polish words and grammar rules floating through my brain... it's easy to see why my brain won't shut off. They say that the true genius needs very little sleep because the mind is so active. Maybe I'm a genius, after all! (Or maybe I'm just too stupid to be able to know how to get to sleep.)
Monday, June 05, 2006
One Playdate cancelled, Two Playdates gained...
This week started off rough with a school cancelling a playdate which was scheduled for Thursday, 1 June. Although I hate worrying about money matters I did. These school performances are the "bread and butter" of our ministry in Europe. They're a major part of what keeps our ministry going financially here in Europe because most churches are small and struggling financially-- especially here in Poland where most pastors have to have a second job to support themselves (not to mention their families).
But as usual, God was sovereign and He also provided in wonderful ways. First of all, in hindsight, I think it was a good thing this school performance was cancelled because the whole team has been sick this week, starting with Liliana, moving to me, and finally to Petra. We're still recovering. Thursday was the worst for Liliana and I, though. Her cold had moved into her lungs and she was coughing horribly and mine hit me hard in the head. Forced rest was a good thing for us. Secondly, it gave us a chance to do some "lighter" organizational work that's been very important but has been put off for more "urgent" matters during mission-- things like database entry, strategic planning for next mission, and the contact work itself (calls). And we were really blessed with a short-notice booking with a Baptist Church in Malbork (North Central Poland).
Friday we drove to a rural area out in the forest by a lake to join the youth of this church at a Retreat. We actually had a very minor car accident in the parking lot of a McDonald's on our way to this Retreat. Thank God it wasn't serious and everyone involved was unharmed. Anyway, by the time we arrived at the Retreat, we were in real need of a get-away. Though it was short, it was meaningful. Saturday, we had the privilege of performing for them and it was such a special experience for us all. We did a classic Covenant Players play, ANYBODY KNOW THE WAY which is like an allegory of crucial decision making points in the journey of our Christian faith (think Pilgrim's Progress). This play takes place in the great outdoors and we actually performed outdoors-- surrounded by trees, dirt, and benches-- a real-life setting for this play. It was perfect.
This week started off rough with a school cancelling a playdate which was scheduled for Thursday, 1 June. Although I hate worrying about money matters I did. These school performances are the "bread and butter" of our ministry in Europe. They're a major part of what keeps our ministry going financially here in Europe because most churches are small and struggling financially-- especially here in Poland where most pastors have to have a second job to support themselves (not to mention their families).
But as usual, God was sovereign and He also provided in wonderful ways. First of all, in hindsight, I think it was a good thing this school performance was cancelled because the whole team has been sick this week, starting with Liliana, moving to me, and finally to Petra. We're still recovering. Thursday was the worst for Liliana and I, though. Her cold had moved into her lungs and she was coughing horribly and mine hit me hard in the head. Forced rest was a good thing for us. Secondly, it gave us a chance to do some "lighter" organizational work that's been very important but has been put off for more "urgent" matters during mission-- things like database entry, strategic planning for next mission, and the contact work itself (calls). And we were really blessed with a short-notice booking with a Baptist Church in Malbork (North Central Poland).
Friday we drove to a rural area out in the forest by a lake to join the youth of this church at a Retreat. We actually had a very minor car accident in the parking lot of a McDonald's on our way to this Retreat. Thank God it wasn't serious and everyone involved was unharmed. Anyway, by the time we arrived at the Retreat, we were in real need of a get-away. Though it was short, it was meaningful. Saturday, we had the privilege of performing for them and it was such a special experience for us all. We did a classic Covenant Players play, ANYBODY KNOW THE WAY which is like an allegory of crucial decision making points in the journey of our Christian faith (think Pilgrim's Progress). This play takes place in the great outdoors and we actually performed outdoors-- surrounded by trees, dirt, and benches-- a real-life setting for this play. It was perfect.
