Yesterday we completed the cross-cultural equipping section of our training. As part of the class, we had to finish a 15-page paper discussing the religious and cultural aspects of our target country. It's was a good assignment, but Kathi and I really stressed out over it. The paper on top of our other class assignments made for a busy week. But, we're thankful that it's finished, and we're taking this weekend to decompress a little bit before we start the linguistic component on Monday.
We also had a very encouraging meeting yesterday. We went out with Tim Wagner, who is one of the instructors at CIT. We ended up hanging out with him for over 3 hours talking about Europe (he was a missionary in Portugal), missions, and just about everything else. After sharing some of our testimony, we told us something so encouraging. He said, "I see how God has been uniquely preparing you to ministry in Germany." It's always amazing to hear that. It's an encouragement hearing that God has set us aside for His purposes. It's makes us even more excited to get over there and start the next part of our journey.
