I'm going to put up a picture of the monkey I met the other day. I'l just put it riiiiight there... ahh, k. I just posted this picture on my
The monkey is female and she was very nice. I touched her on her shoulder and hand.
Being at the Think Home this past week has restored my soul. Its where I have wanted to be for so long and where I hope to be forever.. in places like that.
Tomorrow is sadly my last day there for this round. The next two weeks I will be away up-country in various villages helping out with Impact Assessment that SP is conducting to see how well their projects have been working on and in the villages. We will be measuring the 'impact' of our programs on the lives of the beneficiaries. I am very excited to get out and get my hands 'dirty' again.
Thursday, thursday was grand. Yesterday and today I did dramas with the girls. The first one explained Jesus as the substitution for our sin, and today was a skit on Luke 14.. the parable about the wedding feast. The main gist was that we should humble ourselves.. all the time.. in every situation... and God will lift you up in due time. I think both skits, today and yesterday had a clear impact on them. Many of them thanked me later and the teachers asked me many questions afterward about the text.
But yes thursday, today... I received my dress!!! Hand made by the girls in the sowing class. It is a beautiful peach sunset color. They were beaming with pride when they showed me it, and I was glistening with tears. I was so thankful. I tried it on and twirled and hugged them. It melted my heart all the way down inside my chest.
I sang for all of the girls, the teachers, the counselors and the cooks... the National Anthem. I printed off the words and gave them copies because they were eager to learn it as well. I belted it out... I gave it all I had. Im sure if someone was video taping, it would end up on youtube along with all of the other National Anthem travesties. But nonetheless it was exhilarating and I felt crazy. I did it for them though, not meee. or youtube.
When I got home today I was greeted by a silky black lab named Annie who is now going to live with us! She is sweet and I pet her often and I think she might like me.
I read this today and appreciated the imagery used in it. I couldn't help but picture God up there in heaven, with mammoth size white branches protruding forth from his middle lower back.. each faction of the marshmallow limbs soft like bunnies fur, yet sparklingly like fairy water... and he is hunched over waiting to hug me... in all of His glory and beauty
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart
psalm 91:4
yet again.. his faithfulness.
ReplyDeletebeautiful! can't wait to see your dress. and for you to be able to return here. i love that you're always doing something new, unexpected, out of your element. and why/how did you guys get a puppy? im sure she loves you. remember when my mom and sister brought me back the day we got a puppy? and she leapt and bound all over our apartment? and then bound head first into your lap? she liked you best of all the new friends, i think.
oh, by here* i meant the think home.
ReplyDeleteps. this post made me wonder if your dream that is represented as your main desire for this trip via your "about me" section would culminate in completion.
ReplyDeletesort of a let down, i suppose, but then again why would you want to see that already when you know you still have a few months that would then be devoid of purpose?
i'm glad she was a nice monkey. keep your eyes out for the mischievous ones...