Orientation: Barnga

Day three (Tuesday) started later than it should have. For some reason, the alarm did not go off (or that is the excuse that Diana is using), which was fine because we needed the rest. We had been up until 1:30 am working on our presentation. Morning devotions started at 8:30 am and we awoke at 8:15. Not much time. I was elected to represent the Peterson family, so that Diana could properly get ready. After a quick shower and a Nutri-grain bar for breakfast, I ran downstairs.

Day three was focused on ministry, both inside and outside the classroom. There were some great suggestions for ministry opportunities outside the classroom, like inviting students over for movie nights or for English lessons or for baking chocolate chip cookies. The great thing about IICS is the flexibility they have in how their professors do ministry. The number one goal is to be an excellent teacher and to live a Christ-centered life and the ministry opportunities will flow out of that, which leads to some amazing examples and stories from existing IICS professors.

In the afternoon, we got our miscellaneous accounting / travel info / technology lecture, which I can basically boil down to one website: http://www.magellans.com/. Check it out, some very cool stuff. (Thank you Spencer ---> ) We also had our presentations in the afternoon, which was good for us. We were asked to give a 6-8 minute talk on IICS and what we were going to do. It was great to hear everyone's story about why God was calling them to teach overseas.

Okay, this is getting long, so let me get to the title of this post, Barnga. After the last presentation, we were invited over to the McCarthy's house (president Daryl and writer Teri) for some Jack Stack BBQ (the best in KC) and a cultural simulation game (Barnga). I will not go into all the rules, but it is amazing how frustrating it can be to communicate rules without being able to talk. A fun experience ;)