Hi, it's Lily and Megan. We having been having a great time at Agape so far. Our day started with a long and anxious bus ride. We couldn't wait to to finally arrive at Bellingham, which we had been talking about for almost three months! When we got there, we dropped off our bags and met up with the other school that we were going to work with. We played some icebreakers to get to know the other girls. Our favorite game was a game where we would form groups. Then we were given body parts and the number of them. Only that number of those specific body parts could touch the ground. It was especially fun to see what other creative ways the others teams used to solve each challenge. Then we got into small groups and came up with a name and chant to represent our group. We were the crazy cupcakes. Next, we came together in prayer and learned about the Beatitudes. The one that we focused on today was "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God." Then we each did a reflection on topics like; why we were at Agape, what we wanted to learn, what some gifts and weaknesses that we would face at Agape were, and what some things were that we had to give up while at Agape. Then we shared what we took away from the reflection with our small groups and next out loud with the entire group. We thought it was interesting that everyone in our group wanted to be open and to connect with the migrant farm workers. We closed our meeting with a prayer and talked about the expectations and rules that we need to follow at Agape. We finally got some cool t-shirts that we would wear throughout the week. Lastly, we got a snack and headed off to bed, excited and ready to take on the next day. Overall, our first day at Agape was fun and exciting, and we can't wait for the rest of the week!
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