Hours 9-12

This week I, once again, worked at the Alpha Course at St. Aldates. We prepared for dinner agian by setting up the tables. We put candles on each, along with glasses, specially folded napkins, and silverwear. I cut limes and lemons to put in the water pitchers. Contrary to popular belief, this was a hard task. I had to cut thin slices and be sure that I had a slice of lemon and lime for each pitcher and I was only given two of each. I am surprised I haven't cut a finger off yet.

We also cut the cheescakes into individual slices and set them on plates. My specific job this week was to mix and serve the fruit punch- delicious! The girl I served with is called Georgie. She is such a sweet girl and I got to know her better this week. She goes to Oxford Brooks University for graduate school. We actually had a lot in common. She speaks very softly. I enjoyed talking to her about differences in cultures and we each contributed by talking our experiences with the other culture. This seems to be the topic of many conversations I have with people from here.

While we were serving drinks, a lady in a wheelchair came in with her daughter. They were so very friendly and started conversation with us. It turns out the daughter was a school teacher and they were taking a vacation. The have alpha course at the church they attend in London and they just wanted to stop in and see the church. They were very funny and we talked for a while. It was such easy conversation. The stereoptye that British people are unfriendly is quickly being proven untrue in my experience.

We finished serving and clearing tables before we sat down to eat. THe people are so very polite and always say thank you when we bring out more food or clear away their plates. This week I got to know the people we served with even better. I am really enjoying finding things in common with them and learning from our differences.

This week I, again, had to remind myself that I am serving God and not man. I feel like it could be so easy to do this for the service hour credit or just to be a nice person, but I truely want to be sure that I take this oportunity to practice serving with a willing spirit and with a true servant's heart. I want my ultimate goal to be to serve God.