I'm Jewish

I will start with yesterday. After the kids went off to school I headed off to the market with the Brit and Aunt Josephine. It was a fun time. It was an open-air market not really meant for tourists. Essentially it has been the same for thousands of years with the exception of the products. Fresh fruit and vegetables were everywhere. I saw a cabbage the size of a small dog and a walnut the size of a child’s fist. There was also fabric, jewelry, kitchen stuff, and pretty much anything you can imagine. It was kind of like a Walmart outside under tents.

But the highlight from yesterday was that I got my camp dvd. Over the summer I work for a camp and each team usually makes a camp video so you remember your summer. Ours was awesome. I was laughing so hard. It made me miss camp so much. Which is crazy because while you’re in the middle of camp it is very difficult and more than once I have said, “I will never do this again.” After watching that video I felt like I was made to do camp. Funny how God uses things. Often it seems our most radical change comes from experiences that we struggle with when we are in them but look back on and love.

Today I had something cool happen. They started rough because I got lectured on doing things incorrectly when once again it was a weirdo Turkish thing. But I am a perfectionist of sorts and I certainly don’t like to fail. So I am beating myself up about this. I get to tennis with Benny and I begin to read from a book called “When Heaven Invades Earth” and God dialed my number. I am holding back the tears at this private school tennis court in front of Baba no less. It was speaking about the Kingdom and the patience it takes to see God move in big ways. Just waiting where you are for God to move and knowing He will.

Then at Princess Peach’s birthday party today I met a dancer. Now the Dancer is a 32 year old who proudly announced, “I’m Jewish” after telling me her sir name. Well here sir name sounded like, “kurfgksejrfgeg” to me so I was like, “oh cool.” Well our conversation went like this:

Do you speak English?

Yes

Are you a teacher?

Yes I am these kids teacher.

Do you teach older people too?

Sure I guess

Will you teach me?

Before I even knew what was happening I was like, sure I’ll teach you English. She asked how much for the hour and then we were interrupted. Then God spoke to me. “Give her the lessons for free.” It was crazy. It was planned. Later she asked again and I told her the lessons will be free and you could maybe by me a coffee. We exchanged numbers and agreed to meet on her lunch break one day during the week. God is getting ready to do something and I am so pumped. Thank you for your continued prayer and support. I love and miss you so much. Dad I missed you in particular today when Benny and his dad were interacting at Benny’s football practice. Something in the way they interacted after the practice while talking about what happened and how to improve. The whole, “Did you have fun? Yes? Well then that’s all that matters” talk.”