It has been a few days since I posted; we've been busy teaching and finishing things up. I think we are all more comfortable teaching now. The class preparation was easier this week. We have had special events, too.
Sunday one of our host couples took all of us to a very nice Arabic restaurant. We ate outside under a Bedouin tent and were served the best food we've had here. It started with hummus, babaganoush and other dips. Shortly afterward we were served kebob meats. It was very delicious.
Monday we had our last lunch at our hosts.Today we had a team debriefing for three hours at the Center. We had communion, shared with each other about the trip, and worked on resolving some tensions on the team. We went downstairs to our last mensef meal and more debriefing with another team that has been teaching at the Center. It was a good day.
Every night some of the team hs been going out visiting and spending time with students from the Center. The last two weeks have definitely been the richest in terms of building relationships. Now we are in the "good bye" phase, collecting e-mails and calling for the last time. We will all miss Jordan when we leave. Pray for us as we seek to bring closure with our relationships here, both with workers and with our students. It is going to be very hard for some of us.
Tonight Kim made chili for chilidogs. We are having a party tomorrow night for the last half of class. We wanted to serve something American to try, in a small way, to repay our friends for their hospitality.
Also pray for each of us as we re thinking about the future. I know Kim and I are praying about returning here next summer, and so are two of our teamates. Ask God to make the way clear for us.
I may not get another chance to post. Our plane is scheduled to leave Amman a little after 9 AM Thursday. We have 20+ hour layover in London. Luke's church will be taking us in for the night. Then we arrive in Sacramento on Friday afternoon. We should arrive back in Redding in the evening. We look forward to seeing many of you in person soon.
Grace and peace,
Michael
Michael
