H.E.A.R.T. + American International Thanksgiving Dinner

Friday, November 19th was a full day with international ministry focus. Morning and most of the afternoon I worked in Lake Wales FL on library development at H.E.A.R.T. Institute, an interdenominational training center designed to prepare people to serve in the Third World. An unexpected treat was joining in a wonderful Cambodian lunch provided by the family of a H.E.A.R.T. student.

That evening I served as a table host for the 9th Annual American International Thanksgiving Dinner at First Baptist Church in Oviedo. The event was sponsored by Florida Int’l Student Hospitality (UCF) and Baptist Collegiate Ministries. It was a delight to get acquainted with Eri and Manami from Japan who are both studying English at the Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies, University of Central Florida. Our table learned that the Japanese word for “Thank You” is Arigatou.