I had my orientation today at the Oasis. The ministry has four main outlets – clothing room, evangelistic night, coffee bar and personal appointments. Today was clothing room for women and children and I spent the afternoon in the waiting area. Most of the women we get at the Oasis are from the Russian Federation – Chechnya, Dagestan, Armenia etc. I’ve never met anyone from this part of the world before, so this is a real privilege. Sadly I don't speak any Russian, so I’m unable to verbally communicate with the woman, but if I’ve learnt anything this year, it's that hugs and cups of tea go a long way in conveying the love of Christ.
After work we all went to the local Heuriger which I suppose is the Austrian equivalent of a pub. I took the standard schnitzel for dinner then made a mistake that restaurant goers have been making for centuries – I ordered a dessert based on the picture in the menu. ERROR! I know this sort of thing never ends well; Mike's cherry tart experience should have been enough to stop me, but it just looked so darn good. Sadly topfenstrudel turned out to be a cheese based dessert with the texture of omelette. I’m not sure if the custard made it more bearable or worse, but I am sure that I’ll never order it again.
After work we all went to the local Heuriger which I suppose is the Austrian equivalent of a pub. I took the standard schnitzel for dinner then made a mistake that restaurant goers have been making for centuries – I ordered a dessert based on the picture in the menu. ERROR! I know this sort of thing never ends well; Mike's cherry tart experience should have been enough to stop me, but it just looked so darn good. Sadly topfenstrudel turned out to be a cheese based dessert with the texture of omelette. I’m not sure if the custard made it more bearable or worse, but I am sure that I’ll never order it again.
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