Day 3 - Rough, but still a day God has made

Today was a semi-unexpected day in our journey. Mary and I got rather ill today. Maybe traveler's sickness, maybe a stomach bug, maybe extreme jet-lag, we do not know. Whatever it was, we were uncomfortable today. Jon and Kacie were not effected in the slightest; fit as fiddles both. Our illness did not prevent us, all except Mary who was bed-ridden, from going and helping to fill bags with lentils and bulhole (spelling is off I am sure, it is what Tabouli is made from - see picture) for Syrian refugees.

We were working with a man named Nazi who grew very excited when we asked him if he grew his own olives. Because he lived nearby, at our mid morning break he took us to his beautiful home in downtown Beirut where he fed us olives from his orchard. They were superb! He made us tea and taught us the proper way to prepare it, just a little honey. This too was delicious.  The food here always is!

After working some more in the warehouse preparing bags of grains we returned to LSESD for lunch and our afternoon of training and prepping for the camp. Our excitement grows daily as we prepare to minister to the youth of Lebanon. Working with Gladys and Lou-Lou is such a joy. Their contagious love for these children inspires us as we work along side them.

"Victorious Father in heaven, glory to your name! Thank you for this splendid opportunity to grow closer to our brothers and sisters in Christ who live in this part of the world. May our hearts be filled to overflowing for this next generation of youth whom will have the opportunity to influence this world. May our words and deeds reflect your love for them. Amen."