Today has been such a great day thus far. I have some exciting news! I was able to meet up with the host family today! The director of the Home Share program drove me over to my new home around 2:00 today. I was a bit nervous before meeting them, but after walking in the door of my family away from home's house, I was greeted with so much love. Upon walking in the door, we all sat down in the family room and talked while I sipped on a cup of Colombian coffee with them, along with some treats.
Their names are Eilisa and Dwight. They are 61 and 63, and both play the piano and enjoy gardening. They also play golf every now and again. They have 5 children that have all moved out of the house. Both of them are very energetic and lively, and very very nice. When they were showing me around the house, and my new room, Eilisa was talking to me and said "Here is your room Benjamin--do you like to be called Ben or Benjamin?" "Either one works," I said. She answered back "Okay, then I will call you sweetheart." They are so sweet and I am really excited to get to know them better.
I wore a a very bright sky blue shirt to their house today, and they both had on almost exactly the same color shirt. If that's not a sign, i don't know what is! I was happy to see that they have adopted a child through world vision, just like my parents, and they also have a guitar in the house that is not being used. I am excited to see what happens through this new relationship.
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| This is where I stayed for two nights |
Because I now have a place to stay, last night was my last night sleeping on a couch at my kind friends home. Last night I walked around with Nicole and she showed me some spots around the main streets of the city. She pointed out some places that I might like to go to see live music, drink good beer, and shop for some things. We then walked back into the home, and I stayed up fairly late talking to Hannah. I got to share some of my beliefs with her which was awesome. We talked about life for a while, in which a lot of Truth was able to be spoken where it hadn't been spoken in a long time. We got to talk a lot more this morning about some more things.
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| The Couch! |
I am leaving their home with such a thankful heart. It's not everyday when you stay with a stranger and are able to connect and see the purpose of your being in that place like I have been able to. They have been so hospitable to me. I will always remember what they did for me, and hope to do the same for other people some day.
Tonight I will be heading to an event hosted by Chi Alpha Campus Church! We have one of these at Clemson, so it was pretty refreshing to see that Memorial University also has one. I'm excited to meet everyone and fellowship with them. Tomorrow, a bunch of the international students will be taking a tour of the city of St. John's. I'm just so excited for all that is going on!
Blessed,
Benjamin
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