Lecure Overload + Sleep Talking =.....

..... sleep-preaching! Never heard of it before? You’re not alone! A few nights ago Joey was awake and heard someone saying something like, “Thank you for this day Jesus”. We couldn’t figure out who it was until a few nights ago my roomie Sam was awakened by the sound of me talking away, apparently sounding like I was preaching at someone!! My goodness, lecture overload I think!

Speaking of funny roommate moments, the other night I crept in the room thinking Krista was asleep already. I snuck around in the pitch black, tripping over and crashing into things but going to great lengths to be quiet. I brushed my teeth out in the hallway, probably put my PJ’s on backwards and tripped up the ladder to my bed. I hadn’t even been lying there 10 minutes when who walks in? KRISTA!!! Haha, I was so baffled at first but when I realised I had done all that creeping around and no one else was even in the room, I laughed so hard. I honestly think I’m losing my mind, though! Last week I broke Joey’s coffee plunger, the other day I opened the washing machine in the middle of its wash cycle and this morning I put all the clothes in but never turned it on! Sigh. Again, lecture overload! 

My fine roommates lookin' their best!

With less than 2 weeks till departure, preparation for outreach is in full swing. We finally have a plan for our time in Greece! We will spend the whole 6 weeks in Athens, working with community development projects. We are staying in 2 apartments temporarily vacated by American families and I’m not gonna lie....I’m so excited that our accommodation is, shall we say, nice :) Unfortunately can’t be said for the 2 weeks spend in Eastern Europe before that – apparently the toilets don’t flush the toilet paper so you have to throw it in a bin after you wipe! Ewwwww GROSS!! Unfortunately I don’t think I can hold on for 2 weeks....  But anyway, our stay is being organised by a group coordinator and we still don’t know the fine details but that doesn’t matter, we finally have a plan! We spent time working out our team responsibilities: I’m involved in laundry (again! I actually volunteered to do it along with the girl who does it with me now because we enjoy it so much!), intercession and evangelism coordination. I’m really happy with these responsibilities, especially intercession. God has really given me the gift of prayer and intercession since I’ve been here and I’m excited to get a chance to ‘exercise’ it!

This weekend I have a chance to get off base and away from all this planning - I’m going to Paris! Because it’s Easter weekend we get Friday off, so we are catching an overnight bus Thursday night to arrive in Paris Friday morning. We will spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday touring the city and get the overnight bus again to arrive back, ready for class, Monday morning! It will be a full-on weekend but I am so excited! Obviously we are visiting the Eiffel Tower! And of course the Palace of Versaille, the Louvre and a few other famous landmarks I can’t remember right now (Phantom of the Opera fans – I may be visiting the opera house!!)

In other news, spring has come to Switzerland!! It is just so beautiful, it’s making it hard to leave soon L The other day I had my quiet time sitting outside in the sun and by the end of it I had rolled up my jeans and stripped down to a t-shirt. Letting the sun warm my skin, I felt like I was in Australia again...and then I opened my eyes, saw the snowy mountains in the distance and remembered I wasn’t. Haha, my brain couldn’t understand how I could be feeling warm but seeing snow! But the spring here is crazy – the morning is sunny with blue skies, lunchtime its overcast and by 3pm it’s snowing outside! Switzerland, get your act together! Good news, Greece is going to be waaarm :) (Well only 22C but warm for here)

Well, duty calls (i.e a messy room that needs to be evacuated in a few days!) but before I go let me delight you with some food photos!

Joey and I played 'hooky' to sneak away and eat brownie chocolate! Haha, rebels!

We got another parcel; chocolate muffins this time! Thanks Ana and Megan xx