So I had a moment before we do "movie night" and thought I'd check in with all of you. Things are going well here. Tonight was mine and Janine's night to cook. We had been doing breakfast for everybody on the weekend, but we switched back to Friday night, as per group request. So tonight we had breakfast for dinner. The menu included pumpkin pancakes (made from butternut squash), cheese eggs (the cheese was mailed from the US) skillet potatoes with peppers, onion and garlic, and fresh sliced pineapple. Janine also made chai which is local hot tea with milk and sugar. Our meal was a big hit!
Janine and I got to take a really great walk the other day, and found this sweet little spot beside a little stream, with a big rock that we could both sit on, so we sat and prayed for a bit. There is this dog that lives by our compound, she is named "Chewy." I believe this is because she likes to chew on people, but I'm not sure. Anywho, she gets beat by her owner like everyday (not uncommon for dogs around here). She looks alot like "Santa's Little Helper" from the Simpsons. So this dog loves the Mzungus (swahili for white people). She accompanied Janine and I on our entire walk. During the walk she was attacked by several dogs, as always seems to be the case with her. She also fought a goat, and was beaten and started to whimper when the goat rammed her in the chest with its horns. She also just hung out and ran around in the stream while we prayed.
Well, thats about all the time I have for now. I'll write again soon, and will try to keep y'all more updated on the events and life here.
remember when a walk from your house was just to go to a coffee shop or to grab pizza in downtown newnan?! now it involves goats!!
ReplyDeletethe santa's little helper comment made me laugh. looks just like that!
when you said how beat up that dog got it sounded ridiculous all that it went through just during the process of a walk. but then it ran around in circles while you prayed. it just made me think of our lives. how we get the crap beat out of us but we keep going, and God sustains us. that's just the visual i got. hope that doggy running around you guys reminds you of God's strength and that He will sustain you even when the world or those around you beat you up.
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