“The olives here are amazing…”

Sitting in an outdoor Restaurant in Plaza Fuente de las Batalla, I am once again reminded that free Wi-Fi is hard to come by here in Spain, but the beverages never fail to be extremely refreshing. I guess the sign that says free Wi-Fi was just a trap, enticing you to sit down in the comfy café chairs and let the mist from the water hoses cool you down. Then you spend Euros for cokes and beer. Anyways, I’m rambling.

Stefan, Tommy, and Adam ventured into the heat to play some soccer this afternoon. After spending nearly 30 dollars on a soccer ball, the boys took a bus to the park only to find that they were the only people there, for everyone else was in the coolness of their homes for Siesta. At least they had each other.

We had another opportunity to sleep in today. After breakfast at nine we met with Jamie and Hannah, two women from the Spain team, to go over camp stuff and work on lessons. Things are looking good for both camps. Jesse, Jim M., and John Gullet wrote some really great songs for the kid’s camp, and Emily and Jim Lovelady got their skit down for the first day of adolescent camp. Afterwards people went for walks in the city, did some shopping, or hung out at the convent until lunch at two. After that, pretty much everyone took a siesta and 5:30pm saw some of us at this outdoor restaurant.

Yesterday after my last blog, we went through orientation run by the Spain team. We learned a little about the history of Granada as well as the Teams past, present, and future. It was cool to hear, especially for Jim L., who was here in 2000, because he remembers when the Spain team was only dreaming about the things going on today.

After that, we spilt into groups and went out for Tapas then headed to various plazas and parks to hand out camp flyers. That was a good, but different, experience. We didn’t get home until around 11. Worship that night was great, once again. We read had our evening prayers and then shared about the joys and struggles of the day. It was a good grounding time, and encouraging as well. After that people hit the sack or hung around for a worship time led by Jim L., Tommy, and John G.

More posts tomorrow! The Alhambra is tonight!