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| Ranita, Tara, Ella, Christina, Mike, Ian and Heidi |
Everyone has safely arrived in Philippi and we began our orientation last Wednesday. Our volunteers have had some time to settle in and experience the place they'll be calling home for the next 10 months. Living in the small hilly city of Philippi is different for each of them as they've come from flatland farms and towns even smaller than our population of 3,000.
During the week of orientation we have spent time going over what living in community will be like, explored the city and met many members of the local community and supporting church, Philippi Mennonite. We were able to spend some "relaxing" time hiking up Seneca Rocks and hoped to also get to a state park, but were rained out two days in a row, so we'll save that trip for another day.
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| Seneca Rocks |
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| How big is Seneca? So big! |
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| After our hike we stopped in Harman to pick blueberries at Lester and Mary Beth Lind's. |
Everyone is ready to begin working at their job placements on Wednesday. Ranita will be working at Myer's Clinic assisting anywhere she's needed, whether it's filing or observing patient care. Tara will be working at Head Start assisting teachers in the Preschool age classrooms. Christina will be working with Heart and Hand Ministries at their local garden market and thrift store.
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