what, it's already week 10?

so we just finished week 9 (of 12) for lecture phase.
say what??
the time has flown by...but gone super slow at the same time.

this past week was "corporate week". (all the separate Discipleship Training Schools were together for the lectures in Ohana Court.)
we learned about applying what we've learned to our outreaches.
we also learned some evangelism tools to share the Gospel on our outreaches, and then we practiced them on each other. i think i got saved about 5 times on wednesday...haha!

i liked this corporate week, but i have to admit that i'll be glad to be back on our "normal" schedule next week. i've been craving some semi-free-time. :)

i probably wouldn't have made it through the past two weeks if it hadn't been for the joy of the Lord as my strength. battling exhaustion and distraction, i fought to stay awake during class. but the Lord gave me strength and joy, and He has blessed me so much the past few weeks. :)

i'm so excited for what the next three weeks of Lecture phase hold.
i just want to soak up everything i can before leaving on Outreach.

there were some things i wanted to do before leaving Hawaii, but the time has gone by so fast...i don't think i'll get the chance. but it's okay. how many people can say that they lived in Hawaii for 3 months? i'm so blessed to be here. :)

Blessings!
~Valerie



PS. we finally got some team photos done!
so...meet Team Greece!
back row, l-r (Emily, Chelsea, Tegan, Monica)
middle row, l-r (Jillian, Campbell, Christine, Bee)
front row, l-r [Valerie (that's me :D), Julia]


we will leave Hawaii on June 28th,
and arrive in Greece on June 30th.

please keep us in your prayers. :)