Hello everyone!
Now that I am starting to get into the normal schedule here in Branson, I figured it was time for a little update :-)
This week has been rather busy, so I’m sure I won’t be able to fit everything in this update.
Last week was a lot of orientation stuff! We talked about what we’re going to be doing during the summer and stuff like that. We also joined “growth groups” and “servant teams” that we will be in throughout the summer. The growth group is a small group that we will be meeting with every week to talk about God and life, etc. The servant team is a group that is in charge of making sure one aspect of the project gets done, like social events or women’s night, or whatever. I joined the prayer team, so we’ll be coordinating prayer events and meeting to pray for people, stuff like that.
We had some extra free time over the long weekend. We went on a scavenger hunt on Saturday where all the staff went to different places around town and then we tried to find them. Sunday morning, we all went to church at a few different locations around town, and then went to lunch afterwards. Later in the afternoon, we all drove to our work locations and prayed for the people that we will be working with and chances to reach out to them. Monday, we had most of the afternoon free, so I spent some time hanging out with people and then got some laundry done :)
Tuesday I started training for my job. I will be working in the parking lots of Silver Dollar City, which is a theme park here in Branson. Today, I went there with a few other people who will be working with me, and we got to try a lot of the rides and stuff. It’s a great place, and I’m rather excited for working there, even though I think I’m going to melt in the sun every day! We have more training for that tomorrow, and then we will start work either tomorrow afternoon or Monday morning.
Friday, we will have our first “adventure day,” which will take place every Friday! This week we are going on an 8 mile canoe ride!! I’m wicked excited for that!! :-)
Well, I’m off to chill with people!! I will update again as I have time!! I hope life back in the northeast is going wonderfully for you all!!!!
~Andrea~
Ps…this is a picture of me with my growth team on the first night I got here