wait...I thought this was the easy day

Alright, to fill you in, we all have nicknames now, and Missy's has changed. We decided since Zippy is our team leader all our names should rhyme, sort of like the 7 dwarfs. So Missy is Skippy (still because of the long legs), Marilene is Yippee, for obvious reasons, Victoria is Drippy, because she's such a weepy puddle, Vicki is Trippy because of her coordination adventures, Marty is Nippy because she carries around a huge bottle of Purell everywhere, I'm Quippy, from the blogs, and Russ is Doc. It was sure nice to just sleep until we woke up, with no real agenda, though. But then, what a day! We walked to Old Town, which for your information, is totally different than driving, and if Zippy is giving you driving directions from only walking there, watch out, because you can walk the wrong way down a one way street, and down a path, and up stairs, etc. You get the idea, right? I think we may have done Russ and Marty in by doing all that walking. I hope they've got something left for one more day. The person who hates shopping the most (me) ended up with the most bags. Old Town is very quaint, and flowers everywhere, and beautiful views, and more lunch talk we're not allowed to repeat. It rained on us off and on, but that didn't stop us! There must have been 10 weddings within a span of 4 hours; they appear to have the tradition of driving in car caravans around town and honking their horns for several minutes. I do have to tell you that this has been an incredible team to serve with. God had His hand in the selection process, because we each had very unique and valuable gifts to contribute to the tasks we had to accomplish. Carolyn's leadership was top notch, and none of us could believe this was her first time to lead a team. Victoria's huge heart of love drew children and adults alike to her side. Marilene's ability to always be cheerful and make sure everyone's needs are met is absolutely amazing. Vicki's wonderful talent with children kept them engaged and having tons and tons of fun. Russ was invaluable in the assessment of needs of the facility and getting the 'messy' stuff done. Missy is playful and organized, so she was great with the kids and helped keep notes for future teams. Marty's servant heart enabled her to do much of the behind the scenes work that you don't usually notice, until it's not done. I was able to open doors with my music that enabled the love of God to be shared with many. And unless everyone's tired of me and I just don't know it, we have gelled as a family and are still enjoying each other every bit as much, if not more, than we did at the start of the trip. I'm pleasantly surprised that we're not even annoyed at each other after this much time. God is good! Tomorrow is worship in Estonian, worship in Russian, both at the Baltic Mission Center, a trip to the Lighthouse and a visit to Generation 2. Then packing and a tiny amount of sleep, then head home early Monday morning! Can't wait to see you all in person again, to share all the stories there hasn't been time to type!

Sheryl Bob