Amazing Saturday!

We had an AMAZING day on Saturday! We were asked to host an American guy and his family that are living in The Hauge on Saturday morning. He works for Christian Associates International in the Netherlands. We had a great time giving him and his family a tour, having lunch with them, and answering their questions about the ship. As we got to talking with them, an amazing connection was made! Turns out the wife and I were soriety sisters at Baylor University! She was a senior when I was a freshman, so neither of us recognized each other, but it was such a cool connection. Such a small world.

Then later in the day, we were invited out for a meal with another neat local family. Both the husband and wife had served with OM Ships back in the 90’s. We hit it off with them when they were visiting in the last port, so when they came to the ship this time, they invited us out for a meal! We ate at a beautiful restaurant right on the beach. What a treat!

That evening, we had the chance to be a part of a really unique outreach event. We partnered with a local church that is really focused on reaching out to the community in lots of creative ways. We were able to partner with then for a really unique and unusual event! A man in their church owns an “American school bus” (which I guess is an attraction since people see them in the movies!). He’s converted the inside of the bus to a café with tables, chairs, etc. We invited people from the community to come on the bus and have a coffee or tea and cookies. Surprisingly to me, several people from the community came to check out the bus! We were able to have some neat conversations and share about our desire to connect with their community. We were so encouraged by the church’s creativity in reaching out to their community. What a full and wonderful day! We'll add some pictures when we get into port.