Down in Dallas

I've been down in Dallas for a couple of weeks now. I can't believe how quickly my time here is going!! I've not had ready access to the Internet, so sorry for not blogging more frequently.

Last week I participated in a training session "Learning that LASTS." Basically we learned about, and practiced, "learner-centered" training. It was a challenging week for me. I had a really hard time engaging with the material and with the class in general. I think I was mostly having a hard time dealing with having to switch gears yet again from one training course to another... adjusting from one set of people to another set of people.

The principles that were taught really are useful AND I feel like I'll be challenged to apply the principles in the different opportunities I'll have now and in the future in training others. I'm glad I went. We had to pair up with other participants and actually apply the principles in practice teaching sessions. I was able to work with two women who work in "Communications" here in Dallas. It was good to work with them -- and to see that it was possible and helpful to use the principles, tips and tools in planning training sessions.

The training was only one week long so now I'm "free" to take care of other things while I'm in Dallas... like...

1- spending time with folks who do communications work here in Dallas on an international level
2 - spending time with family (I have a lot of cousins, aunts and uncles in the area)
3 - visiting with churches in this area (I got to share with the youth Sunday school last week and will have the chance to teach Sunday school for 2 weeks in October. I will also get to share about Bible translation with the whole church at my aunts and uncles' church here in Dallas the 2nd weekend in October.)
4 - meeting up with friends who live in Texas (friends who I attended training with last year, friends from college... )

My drive to the office usually takes about 40-45 minutes. Today, it took 2 hours. There were 3 BAD accidents that I saw today. If you're ever wondering what you can be praying about for me... pray for God's grace and patience as I travel around Dallas.

More later...