This week it finally feels like I am getting comfortable with life at orientation. I am getting used to the taxing schedule and long days, classes loaded with information, and enjoying new friendships. It is amazing how quickly we have formed a community. One of my favorite parts of orientation so far is our small group times. Our small group is made up of of 10-15 people from our region and each Sunday (and beginning this week every day) we meet and enjoy worship together. It is to simulate house churches that most of us will be joining or beginning on the field and also helps us learn more about the culture of our region. The intimate setting reminds me a lot of Thursday night at the Taylors' (I miss you all lots).
On Sunday evenings, we meet as an entire community for cultural worship. This is done in the style of worship of a particular region or country each week and is even conducted (as much as possible) in the language of the country. Tonight was an east asian service and it was amazing. It is so beautiful to hear the name of our Father proclaimed in other languages just as if we were hearing the multitudes before His throne. What a great day that will be!
We also had two "special meals" this week during which we eat food from different regions using their customs. We had a middle eastern meal and had to eat with our hands. This is very similar to the culture in my country which is also a right hand culture. You eat with your right hand only, it is the clean one....you do everything else with your left..... Then later in the week we had a Hungarian meal and I learned that red cabbage is not so bad.
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