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Well
I'm back in Nairobi so I guess its time to write a few things about
what's been going on. One great thing for me of late has been my
parents have been with me both in Sudan and now down here in East
Africa. They were in Sudan for 2 months and then we went to Zanzibar
for a few days holiday and now we are just on the outskirts of
Nairobi in Karen (named for Karen Blixen of “Out of Africa” fame)
staying with some friends, Steve and Sandy Morad, who we know from
William Carey International University (where I used to work in
Pasadena, and now my mom volunteers there).
All
of this has shown me once again that life is life, no matter where
you are. Sure it is WAY different living in Sudan than in “The
OC”. But at the same time, its not. You wake up in the morning,
ask God to direct your day, put your hands to the plow of Kingdom
work, and pray that the Spirit keeps your heart right and faithful
and true. Some days I wake up and shake my head in disbelief that I
am where I am, but other days I wake up and just start doing what I
do as if it is the most normal thing in the world.
One
thing I am grateful for is the fact that after 2+ years working in
(and out of) Sudan God's creation is still new and exciting for me:
the birds, the snakes, the sunsets, the cattle, the caterpillars...
It is really quite a spectacular place, that, at first glance, may
seem less spectacular than the reality within.
An
addition to my house has been cement floors which are now painted
(the walls are next – in bright colors of course!), a chain-link
fence to keep the goats from decimating my garden, and two little
kittens who are there for the express purpose of keeping unwanted
visitors out (which they are now catching on to). It is amazing how
big a difference cement floors, fences that don't get eaten by
termites, kittens that do eat mice (etc.) and the like make for
living life in Sudan for this California girl. Oh, I almost forgot
to mention the BEAUTIFUL desk my dad made me.
All
all of this is done as I get to participate in the expansion of the
Kingdom of God. Witch doctors professing Jesus and putting away
their bondage to Satan, communities gathering together to grow in
physical and spiritual health, people from distant tribes which don't
have a vital witness about Christ coming to us and coming to faith in
the One True Savior... Sure I can complain to God about many things,
but what a privilege to be a part of such a thing as this. It is
nothing I can do in myself, but the fact that God wants to use me is
awe inspiring. Now, if I can be awe inspired this way on a daily
bases...
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