{"id":1614,"date":"2022-06-22T13:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T20:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jessup.edu\/globaloutreach\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:27:45","slug":"update-3-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jessup.edu\/globaloutreach\/2022\/06\/update-3-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Update #3 Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey! Alina here. Our travels were long with just a few rough patches, but overall it went pretty smoothly. Praise God for safe travels. We are so excited to finally be here and experience this beautiful culture and country.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our partner organization is absolutely lovely! The library is amazing. It is not a huge library, but it gives a very homey, welcoming and comfortable feeling. There are rooms dedicated to different subjects like fiction, science, family and kids. They even have some of my favorite books that I don\u2019t usually see in libraries. Also, the staff is so kind and knowledgeable. I\u2019ve loved getting to talk to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am so thankful that God has allowed us to be here to impact the people in this country and experience their culture. We\u2019re praying for God to use us to bless them and trusting that he will according to his purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had a wonderful dinner all together with our field workers and afterwards, we got some delicious ice cream. It was nice walking around the city and spending time with each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can not wait for the rest of our trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hey friends and family, Emmalee here! Thanks so much for keeping us in your prayers, and for checking in here for an update on our trip so far! ❤️ We certainly miss you all, but the excitement of being in the Middle East and altogether is REAL. We can\u2019t wait to see how God moves in our lives and here at the library! He\u2019s been so good to us already by getting us here safely, providing rest and comfort as we settled in after all our travel, and shining his light and love through our new friends at the library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To kick it off, let me tell ya about our travel. There were many ups and downs, that\u2019s for sure! (Literally ups and downs with 4 flights, HA!) Nonetheless, we made it, after about a day and a half of travel\u2026 at least I think; it gets kind of confusing with the time changes and such. It was so sweet once we finally made it into the city and where we\u2019re staying, and got a chance to clean up and get some quality sleep. The library and our rooms are GREAT! We were all happily surprised to see such beautiful floors, art covering the walls, and loads of books and movies all over the library. We can\u2019t wait to get to work and get to know some of the locals that come visit. ☺️<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, it\u2019s hard to highlight just one thing since pretty much our entire first day here has been awesome. I was able to sleep in (more than I planned, but I think I really needed it), then get up and grab some coffee and get ready for the day. After a bit, we got some info from the library staff about what all we can expect on this trip, and all the things we\u2019ll get to do! A new wave of excitement came over all of us again at that point. Then we went to a local restaurant and had our first authentic meal altogether! It was so yummy, and to top it off, we went to a local ice cream shop for dessert. 😋 Pretty soon here, we\u2019ll all catch some z\u2019s again and kick off our second day. YAY!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks again for checking in, stay tuned for our next update! And please keep praying for our all-around health individually and as a team. There\u2019s a lot more in store for us, and we can\u2019t wait to share about it next time! 🤗<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AMAZING views flying over Canada 🤩 This was a great start to our long-haul, 9-hour flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We finally made it!! Our field worker and the director of the library, met us at the airport with a couple vans and a luggage truck to take us to the library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful building! This is where we get to stay and connect with the community for the next week and a half or so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Free time = photo opps! The library is gorgeous inside and out, and the weather today was so nice. A great start to our time in-country!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dinner with everyone! We were so ready for this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SELFIE WITH ICE CREAM!!! This was such a sweet treat after our tasty dinner. We just couldn\u2019t resist after multiple locals told us we had to try it. 😋<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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