MTI

We just got home from spending three weeks in Colorado. We were there to do training before we head over to Vienna in September. We did this training at Mission Training International.

I was a bit apprehensive about what this training would involve or what our days would look like while we were there. We had an AMAZING time. We learned a tremendous amount and consequently feel more equipped and (simultaneously) more unprepared than ever.

There were about 30 people. Missionaries & Church Planters going to (to name a few): Uganda, Honduras, Middle East, London, Spain and Cambodia. We had classes during the day that helped to prepare us for working with teammates, handling stress & conflict, and raising families in cross-cultural settings. The programs were tremendously insightful. The kiddos ended up learning similar things in an age-appropriate way.

One of the lessons focused on the transition from our home country to our host country. We did an exercise (with the older kids) to help illustrate the transition and the need for strong community in the midst of that. You can see Worthy crossing the "bridge of chairs" here.
The kids each had there own classes too.

Worthy really enjoyed his class. They went on 3 different field trips during our stay there.
William only had one other child in his class, but I think he thrived on the attention. He adored his teacher and we even heard a noticeable jump in his vocabulary.
And lastly, Calvin had a delightful time in the nursery with his "teacher".
Another staple of our day was the Playground. They had a fantastic playground that the kids loved playing on. And of course, all the other kiddos playing there added to the enjoyment!
with a beautiful view...