A building in town:
The cathedral:
In the dungeon with some not so friendly looking statues:
Later that week Courtney and I planted flowers outside the church with the kids. (Add gardening and weeding to the list of summer intern tasks...) They were excited to "help" and it was a great way to keep them occupied outside.
Last weekend apt. 8A (Courtney, Caroline and I) hosted a lady from our sister church in Holland. The only thing my boss told me was that there was a lady coming who would stay with us, she was probably between 20 and 60 years old, and that Dutch people are "very clean." Needless to say, we took him seriously and got on a deep-cleaning kick and the apartment looks better than it probably has in years. I especially enjoyed having her with us because she's doing what I hope to do - business administration for mission organizations. I also enjoyed hearing about some past mission trips she's taken, one of which included smuggling Bibles across borders.
We celebrated the 4th of July on the 3rd of July with a cookout and a beautiful flag cake. Courtney, Caroline and I made a white sheet cake with homemade whipped cream and used strawberries and blueberries that the kids picked to decorate them. All the kids wore red, white and blue and we also celebrated 5 kids' birthdays.
Besides cleaning and baking I've also been busy taking attendance at sports camps that have been going on for two weeks, cleaning out a closet at the church, babysitting some on the weekends, and finishing up both church and intern finances. I'm here for less than three weeks now, but fortunately several of my biggest projects are almost finished. Pray that I won't "come home early" in my mind, so to speak, but that I'll enjoy and wisely use the rest of my time here. Also, our last week Courtney and I will be moving in with 5 kids (under 10) for 6 days while their parents are out of the country. Pray for safety, patience, wisdom...whatever you think we might need :) We refer to a week from Monday, when the parents leave, as D-Day but are hopeful that the babysitting and cooking experience gained in the past few weeks has prepared us for this.
Thank you for your prayers!
7 comments:
YOU ARE SO MOTHERLY!
It is so fun for your big sister to read about you doing these things! :)
It's kind of scary to think that cathedral had a dungeon.
Hopefully missing that train from the Castle will be your last time to miss scheduled transportation! I wonder if the DL thought that the apartment was just really clean, or if she thought that you all deep cleaned? Maybe someone just told you that she was very clean to trick you into deep cleaning?
The flag cake on July 4th sounds quite scrumptious, and the babysitting sounds like a blast. Will be praying for you still.
i miss you terribly and i wish i had your advice on everything. this is a little random, but i am thankful that we confront each other on stuff--it seems so much harder to do when it comes to other people, gah! i can't wait to be your roommate again. oh and i smoked a pipe for the first time so maybe our porch will smell better this year sans cigarettes. LOVE!
Amy, I'm sure you have blessed many this summer with your hard work and talents. I'm praying for you. Hint: caring for 5 children may be more difficult than balancing spreadsheets (smile). Love from Laura N at RPC
homemade whipped cream?? what??!!
dito on what your sister said.....it's so you it's scary :)
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