Let the walking begin!

Bev here - We spent Friday afternoon and all day today teaching the gait course. So, we are already a little more than half way done with it. And I am only about an hour and a half behind! The local therapistas are all very eager to learn. Jeanna has helped with some of the lecturing. All three of us, as well as Jodee are sharing the lab teaching. Even with having translators, there always seem to be more questions than we can answer. We are also learning alot about their education and even how they use PT terminology a little differently than we do. I am learning that I have to be careful with my terminology so that I don't inadvertently confuse them. It's a great exchange. On the first day of the course, Amy even did an impromptu PT consult on a cranky San Pablo professor (unrelated to the course). She built a bridge with him and was a shining witness.

One of the things I am enjoying being able to do it share scriptures that pertain to walking. These scriptures are talking about spiritual walking, but I thought it would be a great way to share God'sWord with the therapists in the course.

Each evening after the course, we have walked up to the Plaza de Armas, which is only a few blocks from San Pablo. Every night of the week it is vibrantly alive with lots of things going on. The buildings are stunning because of the white sillar that was used to build the entire plaza and with everything lit up in white lights at night. This is the hub of activity in this beautiful city. There are always people standing around with microphones talking about something. We are being told by our Spanish speaking friends, that they are usually taking about injustices and things they want to have changed. It is free speech at it's finest. But we are spending our time taking it all in and power shopping for those perfect souvenirs.

Tomorrow we plan to attend a Spanish church service and take a day of rest. We look forward to that! Please pray that the course will finish strong and that we will see exactly where God is working here. May we be vessels filled by Him only to join Him in what He is doing.