The trip so far has been really great. Very Bear-Week-esque except without the Big Ben concerts. This is final exam week for the University, so one thing that we are doing that is really bringing some smiles to the students (and great conversations) has been setting up a pancake (crepe-style) station near the library to catch students and offer them a free snack and a friendly face. We've had a chance to meet some really cool students and sometimes talk to them a little about the "why are we doing this?" question. And it really is, quite simply, that we're a group of Christians that love Jesus and really want to do something nice for you guys. I think it's catching on because we did have a crowd around our pancake tent today; the second day we've served the students in this way.
What's also been really awesome to see has been how a lot of the High School students that were involved in Risttee and attended (not led, attended) English Camp last year were really stepping out and serving/leading in what Risttee was doing. These students made up a good bit of the worship team that led on Sunday morning (including Betti, who has a really great voice!) and most (if not all) of the KidStuf actors (Risttee has been doing KidStuf for about a year, starting a little after taking up their new residence in the Atlantis on Sunday mornings). My heart was really encouraged to see them really involved and leading at such a young age. Makes me think of the words Paul told Timothy when he said "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young." Well, they aren't.... so rock on :-).
Hope you all in the States and in Estonia reading this are doing well :-)
(I had been writing to our team blog until Tarmo told me this afternoon that he was looking here and hadn't seen anything yet... oops.)
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