It is hard to believe Christmas is next week. When I think of Christmas I usually think snow, wood furnaces, Christmas trees, and family. This year it's sunshine, cold showers, sugar cane, and our DTS team. Today we had a Christmas Celebration day at the Agape House where community children were invited to come play games, enjoy meals, and participate in our Christmas program. As a team, we've been planning different programs that have been presented at schools, different hill tribes, and here at the orphanage. 
One of the biggest things we are learning as a team is flexibility. Our plans and schedules tend to change quite often and it has been quite trying on our team at times. It's one of the big differences in Eastern vs. Western culture. I think we're starting to get the hang of it though. God has been using our circumstances to challenge us to be faithful with the small things He has placed before us, to give 100% in planning even when we are not sure if what we are planning is going to be used or performed. We are also starting to cross of tasks from our list of things to accomplish regarding manual labor at the orphanage. Yesterday the guys lined different sports fields while the girls deep cleaned some showers. We're hoping to finish everything on our list on Monday and then head back to a local school on Tuesday.
One of the biggest things we are learning as a team is flexibility. Our plans and schedules tend to change quite often and it has been quite trying on our team at times. It's one of the big differences in Eastern vs. Western culture. I think we're starting to get the hang of it though. God has been using our circumstances to challenge us to be faithful with the small things He has placed before us, to give 100% in planning even when we are not sure if what we are planning is going to be used or performed. We are also starting to cross of tasks from our list of things to accomplish regarding manual labor at the orphanage. Yesterday the guys lined different sports fields while the girls deep cleaned some showers. We're hoping to finish everything on our list on Monday and then head back to a local school on Tuesday.
I think every member of our team has taken his or her turn getting sick within the last two weeks. Some have been knocked out with fevers and sore throats while others are getting zapped with the flu. We were dropping like flies for a few days, but we are definitely on the up swing now. We only have three days left here at Agape House. Then we head across the Myanmar border to renew our visas and go up north to the next orphanage.
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