The 11 Course Meal

Every Wednesday night some of my friends and I gather to eat dinner together. We each take turns cooking the meal for everyone. It was my turn to cook the meal a few weeks ago. I was at the grocery store buying all the necessary groceries for the dinner when the father of two of my students saw me. He noticed that I had a lot of groceries for just one person, and I ended up explaining our Wednesday night dinner tradition to him. 

The next day at school he approached me and asked if he could host our dinner group at his recently opened coffee house. 

So this past Wednesday night we found ourselves in an adorable cafe, being treated to a home cooked, eleven course, Korean-influenced meal. 

Not all of the food is featured here, but this shows some of the variety we had. As soon as we finished with one course, the next appeared. We ate and ate and were surprised as each new item came out. Raw salmon, mussels, sushi, spicy noodles, salad, desert. Most of the food I had never tasted before in my life. I was apprehensive about trying the salmon and the mussels, but I was pleasantly surprised. Two words to describe the food: flavorful and delicious. 

While we ate, the father prepared the next course behind the scenes while his two children, students from my school, served as the waiters. They were both dressed up for the occasion. 

During the day, the coffee shop serves as a ministry base. The family hosts Bible studies every morning, and English and music lessons in the afternoon. They are helping the people of Nicaragua discover the joys of reading, music, and God's word.

The pictures don't do justice to how wonderful the night was. We were absolutely spoiled by a loving, thoughtful family.