End of Week One

One week since I've left, but it feels so much longer! Going to campus on Friday was great. We got to meet so many students and start building relationships. We are going back tomorrow, and we had a bunch of students who told us they were planning on coming. We are working through the English department, so that is where we will be centered on campus. I am so excited to get to go back tomorrow!!! Saturday we got a chance to see more of the city and it was rather eye opening. It was a one hour drive there and back, and we got pulled over four times that day. There is so much corruption, police pull people over for the smallest thing and expect bribes before they let you go. I couldn't understand all the French, so I don't know quite what they said. But it was a little intimidating with their big guns right there with them! We are sure to be careful though and are in the Lords hands, so there is nothing to fear. We got to go to an Ivorian church service today, which was neat. They were kind enough to translate most of it for us. My favorite part was the worship though, it was so free and joyful! There was even a congo line of people dancing down the isles at one point, just singing to Jesus. It was so neat to be able to worship with them! It is nearly dinner time, then we have more training before we head back to Cocody (correct spelling now!) tomorrow. I will write more again as soon as I can! Thanks for your continued prayers! Blessings!

~ Lauren