Last weekend, we had a sleepover for some of the student leaders. We loved having the girls over because previously, the american girls were known for being loud and crazy, but the fijian girls totally showed us up. They (and I mean"they"... I went to bed well before) were awake until 5 a.m.!!!
On Saturday, we went to Colo-i-Suva, a national park just outside of Suva. There were hiking trails, waterfalls, natural swimming pools, and a rope swing off some rocks! I had been wanting to check it out since we were on the plane over and I read about it in my travel book, so I was really excited to finally get to go! 
Last Thursday, we had our first weekly meeting! It's called Connexion and is held in the Bure, which looks like a Fijian hut. We sang worship songs, played paper-rock-scissors, introduced the americans, mary shared a bit of her life, and dave gave some vision for this year. And there were some delicious cookies provided by maybe the best three stint girls ever! 
Our office:: we call it the White Tables. This is where we spend every day, calling students to set up appointments, waiting for students when they don't show up and then calling again to see if they're still coming, meeting with students to share the gospel, and praying with them to ask Jesus into their lives!
We're really encouraged by the way the school year has started off, and despite joking about getting stood up a lot, we know that it's really just a part of their culture, and often the students do actually want to meet with us. I can't wait to share more stories- and be looking for my February prayer letter in the mail soon!
love from fiji :)
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