What the heck am I doing?!
That is the question I ask myself almost everyday. YWAM life is not a normal life they say and it's so true! Every day in Cyprus is just crazy, andevery time I get a second to stop and reflect on the day I wonder, "Am I really doing this?"
A few weeks ago I went on a killer hike to the top of a mountain and we just happened to find a beautiful old castle from the 10th century. It was so cool!
Last weekend we had a day off and I got to explore some sea caves and then went parasailing for the first time, so that was pretty neat.
Each week I get to participate in a prison ministry where I get to visit with a sweet girl who's only in prison because she was smuggled into the country, and now can't prove who she is. The rest of her story is too heartbreaking and sensitive to share, but I got to pray with her, and was just blown away by the hope the Lord keeps giving her through a seemingly hopeless situation.
Sometimes a friend we made from Iran comes to our apartment to make us traditional food for lunch and as we cook together, he talks about the imprisonment and horrible treatment he went through for his Christian faith. He talks about it so casually, while I'm about ready to start crying for him in our kitchen, and I'm just thinking, "Is this even a real conversation I'm having right now?"
This past Wednesday I went from tutoring, to getting to teach the English as a Second Language class all by myself! I hate public speaking anyway, but I really felt foolish being in front of a room of accomplished adults and giving them a grammar lesson but thank goodness it went really well!
Last night I woke up to an earthquake shaking me out of my bed, so that was exciting!
And tomorrow it's my turn to give the lesson at the local youth group we've been helping with, so that should be interesting. I'm not exactly looking forward to more speaking in front of people, but I've done all this other crazy stuff, so this should be easy!
I can't believe how quickly these two months have gone by...It's going to be so hard saying goodbye to the beautiful community here! I'm going to miss this island for sure.
Little by little, with every sweet person I've met here, and every heart-breaking story I've heard, Cyprus has stolen my heart. It's such a powerful thing to see God working through the hurt and brokenness in people's lives and making something new and good out of it. I'm just blessed to be a part of it!
~Rebecca Rae
A few weeks ago I went on a killer hike to the top of a mountain and we just happened to find a beautiful old castle from the 10th century. It was so cool!
Last weekend we had a day off and I got to explore some sea caves and then went parasailing for the first time, so that was pretty neat.
Each week I get to participate in a prison ministry where I get to visit with a sweet girl who's only in prison because she was smuggled into the country, and now can't prove who she is. The rest of her story is too heartbreaking and sensitive to share, but I got to pray with her, and was just blown away by the hope the Lord keeps giving her through a seemingly hopeless situation.
Sometimes a friend we made from Iran comes to our apartment to make us traditional food for lunch and as we cook together, he talks about the imprisonment and horrible treatment he went through for his Christian faith. He talks about it so casually, while I'm about ready to start crying for him in our kitchen, and I'm just thinking, "Is this even a real conversation I'm having right now?"
This past Wednesday I went from tutoring, to getting to teach the English as a Second Language class all by myself! I hate public speaking anyway, but I really felt foolish being in front of a room of accomplished adults and giving them a grammar lesson but thank goodness it went really well!
Last night I woke up to an earthquake shaking me out of my bed, so that was exciting!
And tomorrow it's my turn to give the lesson at the local youth group we've been helping with, so that should be interesting. I'm not exactly looking forward to more speaking in front of people, but I've done all this other crazy stuff, so this should be easy!
I can't believe how quickly these two months have gone by...It's going to be so hard saying goodbye to the beautiful community here! I'm going to miss this island for sure.
Little by little, with every sweet person I've met here, and every heart-breaking story I've heard, Cyprus has stolen my heart. It's such a powerful thing to see God working through the hurt and brokenness in people's lives and making something new and good out of it. I'm just blessed to be a part of it!
~Rebecca Rae
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