I apologize for not being able to update this blog as often because i know that all of y'all are on the edge of your seats waiting for the next post ;)! All two of you, lol, oh wait and my mom. :)
Main points from this past week:
1. Praise God for divinely appointing a time for the gospel to be shared! I was able to share my faith, and the gospel for what it is with a new friend on the long bus ride last weekend when we had an excursion! If this was God's reason for sending me all the way to France this summer, to share the gospel with this one person, i'm am more than joyful with that! I pray that He continues to use me while i am here.
2. Last week, I cried at the dinner table in front of my host family. I was still experiencing culture shock to an extent, and i was frustrated with the language barrier (this was before school started to be able to brush up). I couldn't really explain to them though why i was crying, so i started cleaning up the dinner table. Me crying probably isn't too shocking for any KDs reading this ;) I miss y'all so much, but I can now say with certainty that I am moving out of culture shock and into L.O.V.E. LOVE! I am falling in love with this city, and i hope it stays this way!
3. My host family baked me a cake for my birthday and gave me a present during dinner the day after my birthday! It was very thoughtful, and it was a wonderful surprise! The present was a bilingual book. There is french on one side (duh)..and german on the other..lol
4. Classes started this past week. I love having a routine, and I am enjoying my classes! Lots of laughter (well most times..as in 2 of the 4 times we've had class) and I am improving in the french language. In the workshop part of class, we get to research a topic that we are interested in and make a 15 min. presentation all in french! Intimidating, but i'm so excited because i am getting to do research on the history of Christianity and how culture is associated with it when you think of division. My prof is super cool and doesn't speak any english.
5. Last weekend we went to the Normandy and Omaha Beaches and Mont St. Michel. It was awesome! Thursday night we took a boat ride on the Seine River. This weekend we are headed to Chateaux de la Loire, and I am pumped!
6. Pictures of all of this will be posted soon!
7. Prayer Requests: relationship with my host family (I pray that I would be able to share Christ with them at some point or even without words just through my actions during the 10 weeks that i am here), confusing situation with receiving credit for my class when it transfers over to A&M, safety and that His will be done here and everywhere else (Haiti, Bryan, South America, etc.) this summer.
Glory be to God!
Grace Hwang
Gracey grace!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited that you're starting to settle in and got to talk about Jesus! Again, I laughed when I read about crying at the table (seriously, you have to admit it's funny) and laughed even more at the birthday gift.....now if you can read the French, you'll know what the German says too! Two language learning experiences in one!
Can't wait to see some more pics!
Yours Truly,
Christopher