Thursday

Thursday morning Jeff and I took turns at the gym, and then we got ready to head to a local elementary school for a school play and awards ceremony. This is a school Living Hope’s teenagers will serve in this October. The Primary 7 grade did a dance to a High School Musical song and then did a play about heading to high school following the theme of the Wizard of Oz. It was very cute. Between the acts, the students would come on stage and share different memories from their time at the elementary school.

There was a tea break after the play and we were able to visit with various church members who were there. After the break, the Primary 7 students had their awards ceremony.

After that, we picked up lunch and headed to John’s house to eat and pick up the car someone is allowing us to use while we are here. Jeff got his first driving experience as we followed John to Stirling (about 20-30 minutes away). While John returned a borrowed car and visited, we went and toured Stirling Castle. We also saw the William Wallace (Braveheart) monument. There are lots of beautiful buildings in Stirling. The weather was really cold (like I was wanting a full winter coat and gloves) and raining, but thankfully after we bought tickets to the castle, the sun suddenly came out and it got much warmer!

John had Jeff drive home. He’s really doing a great job driving. I’m very proud of him and am hoping the occasion never arrives where I have to drive!

After that, we headed to church to Champions, which is a ministry for their children. There were games and snacks and then I was able to share the plan of salvation with the children. They were so fun to talk to and hang out with.

Driving home from church was Jeff’s first true solo driving experience…he did great! When we got home, we had a picnic in front of the TV and watched Spain beat Russia in the soccer game.