Hey everyone...
Well this is my very first blog and trial run, so hopefully everything will go well. :) I have officially been in England for 2 weeks today now, and that's pretty scary. Some days it feels like I have been here forever... and other days it only feels like a very short time. I half-expect to wake-up one morning and find that I'm on a camp and anyday now I'll be heading home. But that's not the case... Holmsted is going to be home for the next 5 months, and I couldn't ask for anything better.
Just to give you a run-down on what Holmsted is exactly... its a massive manor set on about 17 acres of beautiful southern England countryside. There are about 50 people living here, including 3 or so families. So "alone time" is rare... :)
My day starts at around 7:30 am with breakfast, then it's pretty full-on all day with classes, community care (aka chores) and then small groups and socializing etc etc... so yeah, sleep has not been high on my priority list but I think that will have to change soon to prevent burnout. It's quite funny seeing everyone else in the same boat though... people falling asleep during "coffee break" presents a perfect photo opportunity.
This week we have been focusing on the "Father heart of God" which has been amazing, and has taught me a lot. Luke 15:11-31 was the main passage we looked at yesterday, and an age-old parable can still teach me so much, despite having known it most of my life.
