All is Well

Tonight was incredibly refreshing. The girls and I went to the 6 o’clock catholic mass in a village near Irbid and met up with the priest who has arranged for us to assist in a kid’s camps sponsored by the church. After an awkward introduction (long story), we attended mass. The church was beautiful. We had no clue what was going on during the service, save for a few words here and there and the Lord’s Prayer in Arabic, but I thoroughly enjoyed the hymn singing. It was all a cappella and led by one of the nuns. I picked up on the melodies as best I could and actually was able to follow along in the Arabic hymnals (no notes, just words) with some help finding the page numbers.

After the service, we were invited to dinner with the priest and a few members of the church. The food was amazing: spaghetti, fettuccini, fish and vegetables, cream corn, and a nice bottle of red wine. They also had salt, pepper, and fresh Parmesan on the table, things usually missing from Arabic meals. The conversation was enlightening and we had an opportunity to work out the details on our role in the kid’s camp. Basically, tomorrow we’re going to help prepare for the camp and work through some American children’s songs that we’ll teach to the children. I’m very excited.

All is well. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Independence Day. We’re trying to hunt down some fireworks at the moment. Wish us luck.

Salaam,

-Alex