Who am I & Flea Markets

Our Gateway group

We're going on our third week here in Texas.  Our days are filled with classroom work that both challenges us and gives us insights on who we are.  The time is broken up by skits and group activities that makes the day fly by.

After taking a DISC profile, we learned quite a bit about ourselves and who we are and how we interact with people.  If your interested here's the breakdown:  D= dominance (direct, self assured, result oriented), I= influence (people oriented, persuasive, good communicator), S= steadiness (great listener, loyal, supportive), C= conscientiousness (critical thinker, detail oriented, accurate).  Its very enlightening to see how we fall into each category and how it can explain our personality.  Comments like "I'm a S and will do whatever you tell me to do" or "it's my D side coming out, lets get this done" were used quite a bit since we learned about it!  In case you are wondering I am a C/S with a bit of D thrown in.



Simon & Tina in character as the bridal party for our skit

 This past week had a lot of great thoughts to ponder, such as "A team can be well rounded because it's members are not" or "don't focus on the work of the Lord, but the Lord of the work".  Deep right? I know! 

Saturday was First Monday, the world's largest flea market- right here in Canton, TX.  Every month they open the 640 acres and you can find almost anything you could imagine.  There was a stall selling nothing but antlers, we saw chairs made out of longhorn horns, we found a Chuck Norris picture, car parts, electric sanders, clothes, guns and knifes.  It was a fun day of exploring, even if it was hot and very tiring.

We find a hammock to relax



A bicycle built for Bronte & Leah



So as we begin our third week of class work, we are amazed that our time here is almost over.  In 15 days we will be heading out to Sierra Leone.