Things I've Learned...

I've been amazed by what I've seen since I've been here. Granted, I've
only been here a few months and I know that there is more to see. Much
of my time is spent at the mission, but recently I've been running
many, many errands in town. Some of the things are absolutely
ridiculous - i.e. a whole herd of goats crossing at the "zebra"
crossings, which is fairly amazing... at least to me. Other things are
pretty powerful - i.e. over Easter I realized what it really means to
wear a crown of thorns. We have the horrible, horrible acacia trees
everywhere and it's really easy to get stuck in them. Their thorns
grow to be anywhere from 3 to 6 inches, maybe longer. I cannot imagine
what that would feel like on my head. Some things are simply practical
- how to take bucket baths or funky water pressure, how people see the
world, which animals are most likely to cause you grief (I live in the
donkey capital of the world). It's been interesting to learn how to
adapt to a whole new world. There isn't nearly as much concrete, much
more sand, more dancing (even at church... shocking, I know), fewer
people and more poverty. All this to say, I never thought I would live
in the desert... a real, hot, sandy desert. My hope and prayer is to
learn more about God and life while I am here.