KATIE GOT HERE SAFE AND SOUND!!!!! Thank you for all the prayers. There's still one more, Erica, that is going to be down here in January so please keep her support raising in your prayers.
Today I gave my first real team talk. It went pretty well. The girls on the basketball team are the nicest group of girls in the world so they just sit quietly, participate, are respectful, and it's awesome :) There are some other teams where many of the players talk to each other throughout the team time or zone out but this group has been awesome. At the end of the talk (which part of it was on knowing each other and knowing how to communicate with each other), one of the girls said she had something to say but didn't want it to come across bad because it was directed toward 2 of her teammates. She told the 2 captains that they had so much talent and potential and are really great at motivating their teammates. But, when it came time for them to do what they're motivating their teammates to do, they're not doing it. She totally called them out, but did it in a good, constructive way. I'm not sure I could've done it in a way that wasn't offensive but she handled it beautifully. They took it well and took it to heart and it created a great team discussion.
There's going to be a Bible study starting with the soccer girls and we're also going to invite all the other teams we're working with to see if anyone is interested. 2 of the soccer girls were talking with one of my teammates last night and were still just as excited about getting started as the first night. That's a good sign since sometimes people will say, "yeah, that sounds great. Let's do it," but they're saying it just to humor you. It's good to know that they're still interested.
That's all I've got for now. Love you all!
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