3 days to go!!!

Not that I'm at all excited, but only three days now til I fly back over to Warm Springs. Things really begining to take shape. Was talking to Pastor Bob, Erin and Katie on the phone last night. Everyone seems pretty excited, and the whole thing will be great. Got my schedule through too ... man are they going to work me hard!!! But as they've paid for me to be there really can't complain. And I'd much rather that than sitting around all day.

The schedule is as follows:

Warm Springs Teaching Trip Visit Schedule

Saturday 27th:
Leave Scotland early in the morning.
Fly all day! (Thanks for the book Stewart, will finally get to enjoy it!)
Arrive in Warm Springs in the afternoon.
Hang out and relax with Bob and co.

Sunday 28th:
Early morning service.
Youth Bible Study.
Second morning service.
Youth Discipleship Cafe.
Sunday Night Live (Youth Group at night) - Session 1 of Livin' Loud (1 Tim 4:12)

Monday 29th:
In area schools all day.
Youth activity at night - possibly bowling.

Tuesday 30th:
In area schools all day.
Lunch with Bob at Rotary club.
Girls Bible Study at night.

Wednesday 31st:
In area schools all day.
Church dinner at night.
Youth Bible Study - Session 2 of Livin' Loud (Speech)

Thursday 1st Feb:
Free day ... at the moment

Friday 2nd Feb:
Final prep in morning.
Youth Discipleship Weekend starts - Session 3 of Livin' Loud (Life)
Chill out time.
Sleepover

Saturday 3rd Feb:
Breakfast at church
Youth Session - Session 4 of Livin' Loud (Love)
Fun and games
Youth Session - Session 5 of Livin' Loud (Faith)
Lunch at church
Mission work - social action
Youth Session - Session 6 of Livin' Loud (Purity)
Collapse in a heap!!!

Sunday 4th:
Early morning service / breakfast at church
Youth Session - Session 7 of Livin' Loud (Communion and Commissioning)
Morning Service
Lunch with people
Pack and Leave
Fly all night!

Monday 5th:
Arrive back in the UK
Try not to fall asleep
Go to a meeting related to discipleship stuff
Worship group (?)
Sleep!!!!!!!!!!!

And then it's straight back into college life from the Tuesday!!!

Am so excited about the chance to get into schools!!! We'll see how that all goes. Bob was saying the schools on the Tuesday are Christian, so I may be able to share devotionally and not just about Scotland, but the fact they are letting me in at all is great!

There could be anywhere from 10-25 young people around for the week and the weekend, plus any others that come as a result of hearing about it. That's quite a nice number, and I'm glad the first few days are more relational than teaching. Some of the young folk I'll know a little from the summer, and others not at all, so will be good to get to know them and for them to get to know me. That way when I share what I feel God's led me to, they will hopefully be more open to hear it because we'll have bonded a little.

Also glad that I get to spend some time with just the girls. The Bible Study on Tuesday may help give me some fresh ideas for our girls discipleship group. Bob was telling me last night that he's volunteered his place for the girls to sleep-over in on Saturday night as he has three bathrooms ... so may not get the peace and rest we'd hoped for, but will be able to spend more time hanging out with the girls.

Hopefully will be blogging while I'm away and not just keeping my normal journal, but we'll see how that goes time wise and computer wise. Should be doable though.

Oh, so weird thinking it's just days away now - been months for so long and then whomf, all of a sudden it's here and it's happening. Going to go and carry on with the preparation work for a while just now I think. What a shame that means I have to watch a movie to check content as one of my prep tasks!