Training Begins!!!

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

~Martin Luther King, Jr~

 
       And our 'staircase' has begun! After what seemed like the longest 3 days ever, packing our life in 5 checked bags and 6 carry-ons, we have arrived safely at our training in Comox, BC.  We have had the joy of meeting our team of other interns, volunteers and ACTS staff, and settling into this new reality with each other.  We are currently staying at a hostel, going to training during the day and then enjoying our free time in the evenings, getting to know each other. 

 
       Our team is awesome and comprised of another young married couple, a single girl and a single guy.  We will also be accompanied by the ACTS director and an engineer and his wife. The huge blessing here is that Theo has hit it off with quite a few of our team members already, playing silly games with them and showing off his dance moves. His most recent favourite song is Gangam Style, and if you sing "Hey sexy lady..." he will sing the next line while bopping his head.
 
       Tomorrow is another long day of training so I am off to bed, but we would like to give a big shout out and thank you to a couple families/individuals that without their help, we don't know what we would have done:

1. Shawna Edwards & Fam - for storing our stuff
2. Mark & Kristie Baggio - for storing our car and letting us borrow their truck
3. The Hogg Family - for being such great landlords and helping us out with so much!!!
4. My Mom - for taking car of Theo while we packed & now while we train
5. Jordan Collier - for helping us load up our moving truck
6. Tony Mann - for helping Andrew run last minute errands

Love you all and can't wait to talk again soon!!!

~M~