After several days of training in Texas under Paul, Kim, and Gary, we are even more eager to get over to Zambia!! We've already been so blessed and encouraged by just hearing the stories each of them (and also Cypheen) had to share. Their hearts are so full of love for these orphans and Mamas and the people of Zambia. We are so excited to meet all of them!
Just another day, and we'll be in Zambia with our teammates, Ben, Kate, and Megan!! (BTW, all of your blogs have been so encouraging! We can't wait to join you!!)
A brief summary of the past few days:
Monday - we arrived in Dallas, Texas with our 6 pieces of luggage (most of them filled with heavy computer equipment) plus a backpack each, trying to figure out how to lug it all around. We were greeted by Paul and Kim, who took us back to our posh hotel. Thanks for putting us up with such great accomodations!! We then had dinner at a TexMex restaurant, and were blessed by the story of how God worked in the hearts of Paul and Kim to go into full time ministry and serve with Every Orphan's Hope.
Tuesday - had breakfast at the EOH office and met Gary and Debbie Schneider. Gary shared about how the Lord put it upon his heart to start Every Orphan's Hope, and all the struggles and blessings that have happened since then. Both of us were quite enthralled by his great story-telling ability that we almost forgot to talk! :)
We then went off to lunch and then went on to do our team-building activities - laser-tagging and bowling. (Side note: paint balling was an option, but after hearing about the different bruises people received, I chickened out and opted for laser-tagging, which was still quite fun, even though I wasted 5 minutes because I thought my gun wasn't working, and we got creamed by a bunch of kids.) Also, Kim was quite happy that she ended up beating Brian (and everyone else) at bowling since apparently Ben shot her in the head when they had gone paintballing.
Dinner was with Gary and Debbie at California Pizza Kitchen (ahh...a little piece of home), where we talked about travelling overseas, guns, and getting sea-sick. :)
Wednesday - back to the EOH office for breakfast. Paul went over some of the logisitics of our stay in Zambia, and then we met Cypheen, a Zambian man who had worked at the EOH office until he met and married an American woman whom he met while she was on a short-term missions trip. Pretty cool, huh? Cypheen talked about the Zambian culture and answered our questions.
Then we met Addis, a crazy-cool guy who knows all different sorts of fighting techniques. He showed us how get out of a strong grip, what to do if someone tried to rob us, and taught us what OODA-loop means (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). We practiced on each other, and at least I know that I can get out of Brian and Kim's arm-holds. :) I think I will just pray extra hard for safety. :)
Dinner was at a BBQ place (I forget the name already) and then we went with Paul, Kim, and Kim's mom to church to worship and be blessed by the teaching of God's word in Ezekial 16.
Now we are at our hotel, re-packing and getting ready for our flight tomorrow.
We will post next when we are in Zambia! :) Please pray for a safe flight and that we won't forget to take our Malaria pills!!
Goodnight!!
In Jesus' Love,
Andrea and Brian Tsang
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