Week 3!!!!

I am now in my third week at the bible institute and life is falling into a steady rhythm....

Sunday is truly a day of rest here. Breakfast is at 8:30 and then iglesia starts at 10:00 (which in Argentine language it is safe to assume 15 minutes after whatever they tell you). The rest of the day is spent catching up with family, walking to town, studying for exams, and enjoying your free time...because you know it is rare! We are also given the opportunity to go around the lake for evangelism. The lake in town is relatively empty during the week but during the weekend it is bursting with life.

Monday

Breakfast starts at 8am

Bible for three hours at 10am

Lunch at 1pm

Choir practice from 2:30-4:30

Ashley, a young woman who is teaching at the Christian School here on campus, is directing a choir for all of the PBB students. Her mom was very influential in the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and Ashley herself led a student choir during her college years and is working with Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir's sister church now. The plan is for our choir to travel around Argentina and possibly elsewhere singing in both Spanish and English as a ministry. Ashley will be with us for a few months. I am very excited the PBB group is very musically gifted.

Monday has a relaxed schedule because a lot of the students from the bible institute leave over the weekend for ministries in Churches near and far. The rest of Monday is used as a catch all for any extra classes.

Tuesday-Thursday

Roommates alarm goes off at 5am and continues to ring until 6am, when I get up :0)

Breakfast (which is required) is at 6:50. Every morning your choices are cornflakes, bread with dulce de leche or jam and a banana with coffee or tea.

The entire student body then goes to the small chapel at 7:45 for a prerecorded audio service on the morning's devotion by Joe Jordan. The service is translated for us PBB students through our headsets.

After devotions I run to the PBB room for 3 hours of bible class. I'm enjoying the opportunity to really dive into God's word. Please pray for my exam in bible on Monday!

From Bible I hurry off to chapel where we sing a few songs and listen to a sermon from a guest speaker or one of the professors here at the school.

When chapel ends I have a 30 minute break or 15 depending on if the speaker went over.

Spanish is 2 hours and a very challenging class for me because my teacher doesn't speak any English. It is slowly getting easier to understand her and I have learned a lot from my friends and work.

Every student is required to do lavado (dish pit) 3 meals a week. The girls I work with love to teach me new spanish words and have huge servants hearts.

Spanish class ends at 1pm and then I head off to the comedor for lunch.

Study hours is from 2:30-4:00 in the PBB classroom.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have Deporte, mine being handball, from 4:15-6:00. On

Wednesday and Friday I have work for 2 hours from 4:15-6:00. I am currently in Cleaning but I think they are transferring me to gardening. Word of life does not hire anyone to help upkeep the school. Everything is done by the student body to help keep costs down.

Dinner is at 7:00

We have study hours again at 8:30-9:45, except for Wednesday because we have UME . I have been assigned to the UME group Nicaragua. I look forward to learning more about the country and knowing specifically how I can pray. Please add Nicaragua to your prayers!

In dorms is at 10pm and then my roommates and I have one of the planned activities I told you about in my last post. Lights out is at 10:30 but always ends up being later.

Friday's schedule is the same as Tuesday-Thursday except that we do not have study hours at night. I have replaced those hours with Argentine Uno, Worship time with students around a table with a cup of mate and a guitar and growing in God's word. :)

Saturday... we don't really have a set schedule but we always have at least two hours of work and something else...not sure lol

This is the crazy life I am living here, but with its craziness comes a ton of blessings! Thanks for your prayers!

Prayer requests:

learning the language

evangelism in Buenos Aires on Tuesday

A virus is going around and I am starting to feel a little under the weather :(