Sock Wrestling

I’m gonna do a post on the Blue River walk this weekend and song writing later, because it requires a lot of attention and I don’t have that time right now!

Wow, I’m so busy here, I’m never bored and I have to actually stay up late to do a blog post! We have optional prayer and worship stating at 6, then breakfast at 7 usually followed by base or Pursuits worship or intercession. Then there’s lectures and at 12:45 is lunchtime! Depending on the day, we have a little bit of free time to work on creative presentations/sermonettes/student worship/CIRs (creative integration record)/etc until 2 when have community rec or outreach or the DTS work program (projects around base). We have to complete our work duties (basically chores) every day. My first week was cottage duties, which consisted of vacuuming the cottage and cleaning the bathroom and kitchen among other things like emptying the trash. Last week I had breakfast dishes – I washed dishes with Henk after breakfast (my favorite duty so far!)! And this week I have late dinner prep, which means I go to the kitchen at 3:30 and cook with the dinner crew until we serve at 5:30. After dinner, depending on the day, we have small groups or base meetings, etc. Fridays are special because we go to town in the afternoon (if you want to Skype me, that is the time to do it since get free internet in the library!) and we go to the Tauranga House of Prayer at night. Saturdays are usually scheduled for outings for the different streams. Last weekend, Music and Worship (I will affectionately begin referring to us as “Musos”) did a Blue Water walk while Outdoor Pursuits (OP) did an adrenaline course. Sundays are reserved for relaxing and fellowship.

Well now.

Let me tell you about yesterday. For me, yesterday was Monday. I was tired. And late for breakfast since I overslept. So I consequently had to do breakfast dishes. The wash of shame is what I like to call it. This week David Cole is speaking on the Nature and Character of God. He’s been with YWAM for over 30 years and he’s got a lot of incredible things to say.

I swore I was going to do my laundry yesterday.

I didn’t.

Surprise.

I haven’t done my laundry since I left.

It just rains all the time and my clothes would never get dry on a line out here anyway! And when do I have the time?

Anywho.

Last night.

Small groups.

We had a girls’ night instead.

It was incredible.

We had a dance party in the lecture room. Then we ate junk food. And then we sock wrestled.

Talk about sisterly bonding time.

The point of the game, if you’ve never played, is to get the sock off your opponent’s foot. Usually it’s a sock that rises right up to the kneecap. Let’s just say it was the funniest thing I’ve seen in quite a long time. You should try it sometime. It’s actually hysterical.

Goodness. I’ll write about today tomorrow. That makes sense, right?

Peace out Girl Scout.