World Feast

"World Feast" that sounds kind of fun, doesn't it? I thought it might be a night of different cuisines and culture. Or just a different way of fellowship and feasting. Well, it wasn't at all.

God is doing some serious breakage in me, and my heart will never be the same. Yesterday we talked about poverty and cultural conduct. We got to have a time of solitude. We had a birthday party. Just a variety of activities. Some were celebratory or enlightening, some were disturbing.

Last night at dinner time we were ushered into the cafeteria and told where to sit. There were four options. The first one was a nice table with pretty candles, nice silverware and dishes. It was done in a restaurant style with three fancy courses being served. Table number two was a normal table, probably your average American family meal with plenty of food that was healthy and nourishing. Place number three was a shape on the floor marked by tape to sit at. There were some chairs and they were served rice, beans, and water, but no eating utensils. The last eating space was another odd shape taped on the floor crammed with at least 15 people that were served two bread rolls and a can of water that had cranberries in it. We ate. I was in section four where I ate a quarter size portion of bread and some drinks of water.

Some people eat like that every meal. Every day. People die just because they don't have any food, and I have every option of nourishment possible at my finger tips. I complain when Sodexo tastes weird or when sonic doesn't get my order right. I cannot make sense of this.

So what can I say?
What can I do?
But offer this heart oh God
Completely to you.

The past couple of months I have thought. "I'm going on a mission trip." Today they informed us that we ARE missionaries. People going to serve in furthering the kingdom of God. Today, this is what I felt like. We were sent off on missions to find our way to a church of our choosing. We went to an Orthodox church, and it was a great experience. It was a lot of standing and talking about or hearing things I did not have a clue about, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was fun figuring our the bus routes with my team and getting to work with them. But most of all the people we met were so refreshing. They were so welcoming and kind. The do things very different in terms of religion, than I have ever seen. I am going to need to get used to everything different here real soon. I learn in about five hours and I am so excited. I'll try to update as much as I can.