'Oh you're the Englander'!

Somehow a week has already gone by!
I had a really really good evening at housegroup yesterday evening. It had been a while since we were all there.
Yesterday I slept in, which was wonderful. So good after, let's say, minimal sleep on the camp. It was really good but pretty hectic! The teens are quite a handful. We had fun but the hardest thing was a lot of the time battling to be heard/listened to. We played a lot of fun games. Some of our fun was on the theme of our image of God- considering what he is like and what he has to do with us. Hopefully spending this time with them will help our weekly sessions.



This is my best elephant impression :)


Here I am taking part in leaders 'chubby bunnies' trying not to laugh with a mouth full of marshmallows!

I had a really nice day on Sunday. After church there was a sort of church meeting about various news and things. I had to report about the kids group in Mattenberg. I was somehow really really nervous! But I feel like my words came out ok. After time hanging with the 20+s, I went for coffee at an old lady's house, with the 'guess who' idea again. That's where the blog title comes from. More than a couple of the other guests said hello with 'oh yes you're the englander'. Famous! It was a really nice afternoon. These things help me talk with people that I wouldn't do usually! Then in the evening my friend Steffi came over and we watched a dvd, and ate Cadburys Dairy Milk- oh yes. Special mention to my good friends Emily and Daniel Smith who sent me the greatest 'survival' package!! Complete with a load of PG Tips too- my first cup was such a good feeling- like a mug of contentment!

Last Wednesday the kids at Rothenditmold were a massive handful! It was a a huge battle the whole way through. They crave attention, don't listen, behave really badly and have little social awareness. At times we felt really helpless. Tomorrow it is my turn to lead, and I'm not exactly filled with confidence right now! It's just really frustrating.

I have yet to learn some more Turkish, but for the moment I have quite a lot to be doing, including my research proposal for uni which I haven't started yet.

In town the Christmas market huts and the Christmas tree have been set up already and starting to take shape... I'm so excited! The markets begin in about a week.
Great to keep in touch with you, keep the emails, letters and messages coming :)
Love Ruth