Again, the morning came too early leaving me with little sleep. Today we hurried and ate breakfast because it was our turn for the devotion. We had struggled with getting devotion together, so we decided to do separate things. We ended up coming across the same verse and wanting to use it. So for our devotion we read out loud the chapter of Hebrews 11, which all about by faith you can accomplish anything. After we shared our thoughts and prayed, we got on the bus (the big bus we were supposed to have), picked up our fellow Spaniards, and headed out to another day in Tomares. This time we switched up our groups, and I was hoping to end up with my new friend Meagan, but instead I was in a group with a guy ... read more

I slept through the night, enjoying the freezing air conditioning when I was interrupted by the arrival of morning. After we got ready, we went down to eat breakfast with everyone at 8 o'clock. After breakfast, we had our group devotion. Today our devotion was to put on the armor of God. After having a group praying, we got on our bus and headed to the local church that we would be helping. Since today is Sunday, we helped with their usual Sunday activities. Two of our members were chosen to lead the bible study and preach, so the rest of us split up to do different things. A couple were our musicians, and went to sing in service, while some attended the service. Others went to an English bible study with Africans who are learning ... read more

My next two weeks alone in Chipiona have gone by very fast. I have spent most of my days enjoying the relaxing waves and soaking in the sun on the beach. Sunday the 23rd of June was the Day of San Juan. We spent the day in the town called Las Cabezas with my aunt's family. I had previously met her family but I have never gone to their home or the town before. Its located a little ways from Sevilla, and was very small. I found it interesting and enjoyed my time there. That night, back in Chipiona, we went out to the beach to celebrate. On one piece of paper, you are supposed to write down things that are bad about yourself that you want to get rid of. On another piece of paper, ... read more

Instead of writing a day to day account of my first week in Chipiona, I decided to put it all in one entry. Since Spaniards don't eat dinner until 9-10 o'clock and I don't go to sleep until midnight or so, I have been waking up daily in between the hours of 10 and 11:30 every day. It is quite nice to be able to sleep in. In the mornings for breakfast, I eat toast and drink pineapple juice. My uncle makes bread at his work (Panaderia), so he brings us fresh bread in the morning. It isn't sliced bread, it is the delicious bread that you would get from a bakery. In between breakfast and lunch, the things we do change. Normally my aunt will always clean the house; they mop the floors every day. ... read more

I took my time this morning eating my breakfast and getting ready. I was planning on visiting the Alhambra today, but my time allowed wasn't until 2. So I decided to explore some other parts of Granada that I haven't seen yet. I decided to walk through all of the souvenir shops close to my hostal. Guess who I see sitting outside one of the stores. The phone number guy from yesterday. A plethora of things crossed my mind. I didn’t want it to be awkward since I didn't call, so I thought about escaping. Of course he saw me and started to talk to me. We talked for a couple of minutes and I looked in his shop. I told him I had to leave because I had to go see the Alhambra. We said ... read more