Exercised and Energized!!

So Saturday was an intense day!! We spent half the day doing a major workout!! First, the 3 of us did some detailed drama training so that we are all really confident in all the parts. And then we wanted to do some exercise. It just so happened that Janna had brought a Dance Workout DVD so we went through that. It was really cheesy in some parts so we got a workout and a good laugh out of it! To our surprise, Jamie didn’t want to do the Dance Workout (shocking, I know!), so he did his own exercises. And then after that, when you think we would have had enough, we cleaned the entire house!! Jamie and I swept all the floors, Janna washed all the floors, and I cleaned the washrooms. It is hard work and very hot to do all that in an already incredibly hot place!! So we were tired but it felt good to get some exercise and have a clean house!

On Sunday, we went to church again. The man that was speaking had a very thick accent so he was very hard to understand. Even Jamie and I, the French speakers, couldn’t understand him most of the time so that was too bad. After the service, we met with the board members of the church to tell them what we are doing here with DRIME. They were so kind and welcoming and offered to help us in any way they can! And they said that they definitely want to use us while we are here. In fact, there is an evangelism event in a couple of weeks that they want us to be a part of.

After that meeting, we joined the DRIME team for another practice. This practice was a little crazier that the last one! They are very focused on perfecting the dramas so it seems like practice has lost its fun and gained a lot of tension. We definitely don’t want that! This Sunday the 3 of us will start leading the practices so hopefully we can bring the tone of a usual DRIME practice and help practices become a more positive experience!

Here are some prayer requests:
o Continued health and safety (physically and spiritually)
o That God would guide us as we continue the process of selecting leaders for DRIME Benin
o That God would guide us as we plan practice for this Sunday and that the team would view practices more positively
o That the cockroaches would STAY AWAY!!!! Haha!! Just kidding!

This is the current DRIME team