Reflections on Candidate Orientation, Part Two

We arrived safely in Colorado Springs this morning. Kathi and I had a fun time unpacking and repacking our suitcases at O'Hare. Kathi's bag was 5 pounds overweight. Nothing like having all your clothes spread out in front of the check out counter at the busiest airport in the country. No worries though.

Anyway, our first day at orientation was very encouraging. This evening we had dinner at the house of the president of the mission. We were able to meet and get to know many of the staff at the home office here. Even more so, we had some amazing conversations about the spiritual condition of Europe. It did much to continue to reinforce our heart for that place.

Tomorrow we start the indepth interview process. We have to meet with some professional counselors who are going to assess our psych profiles and ask us some questions. We also have an evaluation committee assigned to us, who are going to get to know more about our passions and call. Please continue to pray for us.