Thursday, November 22, 2007

Stereotypes - Never What you Wanted to Be

Growing up it seemed as though missionaries were always just getting back from somewhere or just about to leave for somewhere else (if not both). We would smirk to ourselves and say "we will never be that kind of missionary". Yet, here we are, off a plane and into a car! Thus proving some stereotypes are based in cold, hard facts. Fact: missionaries are extreme schedulers and want to make the most of their time (especially while in their home country).

We arrived back in Canada last Friday and in the battle against jet lag we were losing badly. After one night at home, we were off to Sidney, which has to be one of the friendliest and most welcoming churches in the history of friendly and welcoming churches. We are on the road right now and are currently enjoying our exploration of Prince George. We are making the most of our life on the run.

Our time in Turkey and Slovakia was enriching, minus Matthew's unfortunate contraction of what has now lovingly been deemed "The Rixos Plague" (there is just something intangible, yet special, about laying on a tile bathroom floor for 20 hours trying to determine if the swelling in your tongue has gone down enough for you to fit it in your mouth). Turkey was refreshing as we reconnected with friends and met new people who are all walking out similar life journeys.

And Slovakia, oh Slovakia! There will have to be a later post to touch on some of our shiny moments there. We learned a lot while there including these fine lessons:

1) we got lost in Nitra several times, but now know our way around
2) Slovakia is cold in the winter and BC's lower mainland has made us heat-loving wimps when it comes to snow
3) Matthew needs to work on his language skills...especially while trying to locate a washroom
4) the Foreign Police do not know what to do with us
5) we will easily have all the necessities of life there

4 comments:

drewology said...

It was great having you at our church. We will be praying for you!

Andrew

Anonymous said...

It was so refreshing to see how well you worked as a team. God Bless You

Maria said...

It was really good to connect with you guys and spend a bit of time with you. We really appreciate your hearts. We will be praying for you and remember you always have a place to stay when you come to Sidney.

Amber and Matthew Price said...

Thanks gang. We had a lot of fun in Sidney. You really are a welcoming and inclusive group of people. We appreciate the prayers, and the fact that our team work translates when we interact with others - we recognize we're better together. And thanks Maria. We'll miss that chocolate kitchen, but it's good to know we're covered!