It's been a week now, since the Vision Team has left us. We had a really good week with them - getting to know them better and getting to show them parts of Portugal and Portuguese culture. Over the course of the week, we had the opportunity to engage in some really good conversation with some vision team members and hear their stories. We also got to hear more about Otto and Marjorie's story about missions in Portugal. I know we've been here for 4 months now and we have heard a lot of Otto & Marjorie's story, but not always the tough parts of what life in ministry looks like. I really appreciated that. Missions is not an easy task - it's often a lot of hard work without knowing always how you have impacted someone's life.
Us, as a Trek team, was responsible for the cooking and the hospitality for the Vision Team. I found it extremely enjoyable to cook in a HUGE kitchen with tons of counter space and an industrial dishwasher.
Marjorie got to use the giant mixer. Talk about power. I've never seen gravy mixed so quickly!
We lived out at the Portuguese Bible Institute for the 8 days that Vision team was here. It was nice to be outside of the city. We actually were able to enjoy sunshine and warm temperatures while sitting on the grass. In the city, the grass is full of dog poop - you never want to walk through grass, nevermind sit on it.
One afternoon, we made a new friend Effison, who lives with his parents out at the bible college. We played soccer with him one afternoon and became instant friends.
These are the incredible team we get to work with on a daily basis:
The Vision Team
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