Homer: in 10 photos.

Quick peek into Homer through pictures!

Our apartment building is two stories, the flat I share with two others is on the second story. Our view from our door is a beautiful one!  Here the fog has settled over the water, some days it is too foggy to see the water, and on clear days, the bay and mountains scream of His glorious creativity!

This past week was the first full week of DTS. Our director was the speaker, giving the three students an introductory to many different topics, including an overview of Genesis, hearing the voice of God, healing and spiritual warfare. I was able to sit in on a couple lectures. The incredible thing about God, is He never reveals Himself the exact same way to every person. Despite having gone through a DTS and hearing many of these topics I was being introduced to many new things. Papa is so rich and mysterious, we are never able to fully grasp all of who He is! 

I have been fostering my inner Alaskan. I wore my Xtra Tuffs all week, some days it wasn't even raining. I told my roommate, who is from Alaska, I felt silly at first wearing my boots on a sunny day, then I saw other people and realized I fit right in!

Tea time! One of my favorite things in my DTS was having tea time! Rachel, my apartment mate who is on staff, made incredible orange cakes with real whip cream. Fancier than Vegas, and the desserts are not expired donated delicacies either.

This is Nira. She is one of the daughters of a Swiss couple who are doing their DTS here. She likes to helps me organize shelves. Actually, she likes to pull food of the shelves, be held, look cute, and eat rice. I love sharing the kitchen with her.

This is Andrinna, the other Swiss girl. She only speaks Swiss German, but In Becoming American 101 by Livia she has learned how to do fist bumps and say, "Whats up!" 

Seriously, how cute is she?!

This past week she has been helping after every meal. She will help dry and put away dishes. Once I was sweeping, she tried to sweep with me, then discovered the broom is much to large for her! Her mom, Anna, the one washing dishes in this picture, makes most of the girl's clothing. Anna will use stripes, polka-dots and patterns all in one outfit. Somehow, the bright colors and patterns look perfect together!

My new favorite coffee shop has a porch, is a 10 minute walk from my apartment and a minute from the ocean. I go there often to read and have coffee dates with Jesus. The current book: Culture of Honor by Danny Silk. Incredible book!

The coffee shop also has a bucket of toys and a pebble area for kids! The past 10 days I had a new roommate, a gal who used to be on staff here. We went for coffee, a lot. She reminded me of the simplicity of Christ, how much Papa loves us, and the heart of worship. In coming here, I have been caught up in trying to figure out how to do things like grocery shop and make connections for outreaches, often overlooking rest, laughter and fellowship.

Three biggest lessons from this week: laugh because life is funny, worship because God is incredible, and seek fellowship because Jesus followers are family, and we need family.