Yesterday I had a meeting at the IND office (the official government place) for my Visa and everything went well. Pretty much all I had to do was give her my passport and a letter and show my birth certificate. It was easy; which I was very thankful for. I went with another girl here at the Shelter, and to celebrate, we went and had chicken tacos. They were delicious!
After my shift today, we had class and our discussion today was about our Spiritual Gifts and using those gifts to work as a team. It was a great time and I really enjoying bringing out the best in everyone. It got me thinking about what God has been teaching me lately with my gifts. I think the biggest one is with Leadership. I’ve always stepped up and assumed the leader role in everything; but lately, I’ve been really trying hard to just be a follower. I think to be a good leader, you really need to know how to be a good follower and with that you understand how others feel. I’ve had a few situations where other people are supposed to be leading the group and they aren’t doing a very good job, and I’ve had to check myself to not step in and take over. It’s been a very good lesson for me and I also think it’s a lesson in leadership for them as well. It’s so interesting how we’re always learning things about ourselves.
On a different note….Friday is a national holiday called Queen’s Day. It was the birthday of the old Queen. But apparently it is just crazyness here in Amsterdam. It’s one big town yard sale and people are all over the streets. They told us that we won’t be able to ride our bikes to work and all public transportation here in the heart of the city will be shut down. It will take us 45 minutes to get to The Jordan (which walking takes about 15). So I’m thinking it’s like the hour after the parade has gone though for Turkey Trot, but instead of one street, it’s every street in the city. We’ll see how it goes. I have to find an orange shirt for the day, so I can blend in with the crowd. Everywhere you look with be seas of orange people.
No comments:
Post a Comment