The countdown has begun..

So much has happened since my last blog post a few weeks ago. In particular, we hosted the FOCOS coach training workshop for Spanish speakers (some of the trainers and trainees are pictured above) which was a full and stimulating week. I had taken on the challenge of teaching in Spanish for the first time, and was relieved when that went well despite my initial nervousness. The trainees came from different parts of Spain and South America, and it was wonderful to witness their eagerness and enthusiasm about learning these new skills. A few days after the workshop ended and everyone was back home, we re-connected again for a "tele-class" over the internet, and it was so encouraging to hear how everyone was doing as they stepped out and began to work with their first coachees.

My ongoing computer challenge continued to steal some time from me. I decided to back things up manually and then use a backup to revert my computer to January, when it was on an older operating system and everything was working fine. This was a process that took more than twelve hours, but almost everything seems to be working okay again now. This means it's time for me to "catch up" with work that I had hoped to do  before now, and before the leadership development course begins next week. In particular, I'm working on writing the young people's Bible reading curriculum for one of our outreaches this summer.

"Semana santa" (holy week) lies ahead, and the LDC staff will begin arriving in Spain towards the end of this week. The countdown has begun...