The effect in the opposite direction of one of the sunrises I've seen.

This will be a fairly short post, as this has been a tiring week with little spare time, and a lot of teaching to reflect and process. Our subject for the week was Spiritual Warfare & Deliverance, of which I had no knowledge. Our speaker was Pastor David Bryan from Church of Glad Tidings in Yuba City, California and he brought 5 Prayer Warriors with him. He presented a month's worth of seminar in 5 days, and although I learned a lot I realized I have much more to learn on this subject. He has prepared us, though, for some of what we will potentially encounter in Cambodia and I am grateful for that. However, my head was spinning by Thursday, and I continue to review my notes as I consider how to apply this in ministering to others.

Unfortunately, on top of all of this, I had a bit of an allergic reaction to some food - nothing major, but it was enough to put me out of my normal energetic attitude for almost a day. I'm fine now (thank God!) but will go back to being more diligent about what I eat.

As we move into Week 8 (I can't believe I've been here that long already!), I realize that although I have adapted well to Campus life, I do not get enough time alone. The photograph to the right is is what our room looks like when several of us are trying to do our homework (note the clothes hanging in the background - it had been raining that day, so the curtain rod became the clothesline for someone).

There is always someone around both inside and outside; just when I think I have found a quiet spot I get interrupted numerous times. Today, in a moment of inspiration, I packed a bag full of homework materials, a towel and some water and went downtown to find somewhere that no one knew me! I spent from 10:30am until 6:30pm doing homework at different spots - either sitting on the sea wall, or at a patio table, at a sushi take-out, or the oceanfront lobby of a nearby hotel, laying on my towel, or walking to the pier, or gazing at a turtle on the beach. It was probably one of my most restful days since I've been here and I even got quite a bit of homework done!

Here's a photo of the turtle I mentioned; she has been on the beach for 2 days. There is speculation that she is going to lay some eggs.; everyone leaves her alone for the most part, but there are some who don't know any better and want to "touch" her.

This next photo gives a perspective of how big she is; that is an adult woman's foot.

So, that is it for this week. Thanks again for your ongoing prayer support and for your interest in what I'm up to! Please say a special prayer for my youngest granddaughter, Truth, who is suffering from periodic seizures which is of some concern to all of us.

HUGS!

PS - does it surprise you that my class (male & female) now hug each other in the mornings?