Malta....It stirs the imagination to visit this gem of an island. From the St. Paul's shipwreck adventure in the Book of Acts to pirates and knights of the Crusades, this is a place of loads of history. I also found these two young men looking like Greek gods near the entrance to the Old City.
Our teaching subject this week was on relationships. It is interesting to be learning about how to relate to one another with the backdrop of an island full of fortifiications that were built to protect them from their enemies. As individuals, we examined the issues in our personal lives that hinder each of us from being able to form healthy relationships. As we dismantled our strongholds, we examined the injustices that had hurt each of one of us. By the end of this week, we all seem to be carrying a few less heavy stones of unforgiveness and hurt.
On our second day of teaching, a storm had blown in and the ship was moving like a cork in the water...not very helpful if you are trying to listen to teaching. In praying about how to handle the situation, we felt a nudge to ask for a classroom from the port authority. They very graciously gave us the terminal waiting room in which to have our class. It might have echoed but what a blessing to be on solid ground talking about "relationships". A good lesson in seeing how God is watching over us at every point of this journey!
On to Kalamata, Greece...may the seas be calm. Paul might not have minded being shipwrecked on an island but we want to make it to Greece without too many waves!
my prayers for safe journeys are with you guys! God Bless!
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