This is probably going to be a shorter post this usual. There's hasn't been a lot of new things happening since we mostly stick to the same schedule. Plus, there hasn't been a whole lot of exciting things out of the ordinary happening, so I don't want to bore you, because seriously, cleaning drool out of a key board is not a fun experience, believe me. Not that that has ever happened to me, but I would say this is one of those times that I'm having a revelation of foresight. Just trust me on this one.
Sunday is a good example of nothing really new happening, besides the church sermon, because let's face it, that would be really boring and pointless to listen to the same message every week. After lunch I went shopping with Eryca, Bekah, Beth, and Aaron. Now when I say "I went shopping with..." I really mean that I just tagged along while the girls went shopping.
After dinner we watched the second Bourne movie, after which I did my blogging while those who hadn't seen "Letters to Juliet" last time re-watched it.
Monday started out with a bit of excitement: Aaron's Birthday. When he went in to the bathroom for his shower we moved like lightning to decorate the living room into a "surprise" party, with streamers and non-helium balloons. It was fun, quant and appreciated. What more could you ask for?
Ken was supposed to come and talk to us again but was unable to make it due to un-specified reasons, so we just had a group read-through/discussion of his notes he had sent Bonnie. We talked about the blessing of being a blessing.
I took a nap, as I often do. After dinner we watched the third Bourne movie. We then had the cake and ice cream for Aaron's birthday, after which we watched the first Pirates of the Caribbean.
Tuesday was an early rise for me, getting up at 7:00am to shower and eat breakfast before going to Breakfast Ministry with Beth. When we got back I did some reading in "Victory Over the Darkness" for about an hour before morning devotions, which were led by Aaron. We then had another Bonnie-led Ken talk from Ken's notes.
I bet you can't guess what I did next. I took a nap. Surprise right? I did some more reading after my nap.
After dinner those of us going to the Spanish speaking countries (Aaron, Eryca, Beth, Reneé and myself) left for Spanish church. We waited for the bus for about 30 minutes in very cold weather, and when it persisted in not arriving we decided to take the 15 minute walk. When we got there we discovered they were closed anyways. So we hopped on a bus (without waiting, thankfully) and came straight home.
The rest of the evening was chillax.
Wednesday was a long, but good day. I got to do my favorite job at the Bowery Mission of working the wash room. It's very fun for me to organize and clean and see progress and get things done.
When we left the Bowery for the after-school program it had started to rain. By the time we got off the subway it had started to snow. Because of this turn of events the kids didn't get their outside time so they were extra rowdy. In addition, everything was a little chaotic schedule and orderly wise since parents were coming to pick up their kids early due to the storm.
On our way home we ended up having to wait for a bus for what felt like a very long time in the very cold wind and snow. After getting back and getting in warm, dry clothes and having a nice warm dinner we watched "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." For those of you who aren't familiar with the story, it's very good and you should read the book. The book is much, much better than the movie!
After breakfast, morning devotions, and a quick shower, we watched a move about Dietrich Boenhoffer, a man who adamantly opposed Hitler in both word and action, religious belief and political. He is also one of the few actual Christian leaders who outwardly opposed Hitler, meaning he didn't join the bandwagon of church leaders supporting him.
After lunch we went to after-school program again, which was much better than the day before because the kids got their recess time. On the way there though, I fell smack dab on my butt, the only problem was that I fell right on my bad ankle. I think I might have re-sprained it. That night I sent out a prayer request for my ankle, and as of now (Tuesday, Nov 13) it's feeling mostly better. Answer to prayer? Can I get an amen!
That evening was again a chill and relax one.
Friday we again went to help at World Vision. Because we finished all the projects they had that we could help with, so we ate lunch and came home an hour early. Eryca, Reneé, Beth and I watched "You've Got Mail," while Karla, Bekah, and Aaron went for a run. After the movie Aaron and I went to the post office to pick up our packages, Aaron from his parents for his Birthday and mine from Taz, Brianna, and Baruch as a sort of care package. It was filled with some fun things and reminders of home. It was very nice!
After dinner Reneé and I stayed back while the rest of the team went to Times Square Church. Reneé and I ended up watching "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," which was a very good movie.
Saturday we went out again with Manna of Life Ministries to give soup and sandwiches to those that are homeless or in need.
That evening Bekah, Karla, Aaron, Beth, and I went downtown to China town to do some touring and shopping. We didn't really get much, but we did have a very good Chinese dinner.
The rest of the evening was hang time with this awesome team I'm a part of.
Here again we come to the end of my week. If you have any questions or comments you can post those here on this blog or send an email to my communicator girl, Hope, at constanceh.95@gmail.com. Also, if you would like to receive my prayer updates, you can contact Mike at biblebeach@hotmail.com.
Thanks again for everything. With many loves and misses,
~Asher Fickett~
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