Day 31

I am now at the University in Paris working with the Summer of Service and it has been amazing so far!!! However there is unfortunately very limited internet access so I'm using one of the three computers here to give an update :)

Our days have been so crazy busy! We have breakfast every morning at 7:30 and then worship and a teaching at 9:30. Then lunch at 12 and a short break after that and before we go out with our specific teams at 2:30. Then we have an open air service from 8 to 10:30 and since it takes us over an hour to get back to the University I usually end up in bed by 12:30 at the earliest. Then we wake up and do it all over again! Every day is so crazy though nothing feels redundant which is good. There are so many amazing people here and it's been so encouraging to talk and spend time with them. There are around 80 participants in the program and they are all from over 15 different countries. Having such a diverse group always makes everyday things much more interesting :)

Saint Denny is the area we go to work with muslims. Yesterday was the first day we spent out there and since it's hard to do much as an English speaker I spent the afternoon interceeding with another girl for the rest of the team. It was really good but I'm also really excited to go out and talk to people later this week or next. Going into this area feel like you're walking into an area of North Africa. I've never seen anything like it. There are so many people that you can tell are from so many different backgrounds just from the way they dress and carry themselves.

France is such a diverse country and I think its often forgotten how much need there really is here.