Southeast Asia
21 May 2009 Leave a comment
in Outreach Tags: My DTS, Outreach, Southeast Asia
India
09 May 2009 Leave a comment
in India, Outreach Tags: India, My DTS, Outreach
More things about India, since I have time
On the street in front of our house there were brand new puppies when we first got here. They’re standing now.
I am going to miss auto rickshaws. They’re super cheap and they connect you on all the crazy back roads to where you are going.
There is an election happening here in only a few days. Activity is ramping up surrounding that. Elections in India are quite something to experience.
Not only are we here at the hottest time of the year, but it is the hottest summer they have had in 35 years. Apparently God likes to refine me with literal fire. Reminds me of the August I spent in Phoenix…only hotter.
There are these black crows everywhere. When we first got here, it was kind of creepy when they looked at you sideways and you had to wonder what they were thinking. Now I know what they are thinking. They are wondering how they can poop on my clean laundry which I am hanging on the line. They begin practicing flight patterns before I am even inside. When they see me come out with a book or purse, they are even more excited because the greater surface area means they do not have to aim as carefully. This is what the crows in India are thinking.
Good night.
Looking back, looking forward
05 May 2009 3 Comments
in India, Outreach Tags: India, My DTS, Outreach
Our time in India is almost up. There were a couple of Australians here when we got here. Paul and Louise have been an amazing encouragement to me. They left earlier this week. It was really sweet to be around them, and I miss them already. I am really very grateful for their presence here. Lizzie is another friend at our guest house. She is from England and works with street children. She is a rather amazing woman. I don’t quite know how to show her how important her friendship is and has been to me. Sometimes I’m horrible at showing that on a daily basis. I hope she knows. The people you meet, they change your life as you go, don’t they? Especially in moments like these, when you are most actively becoming.
Our next stop will be working with children and youth, teaching about identity, forgiveness, and reconciliation. I am stunned at the honor and opportunity which we have. Amazing.
I probably won’t be back online for the next month or so. I may check once before we fly out this weekend. I love you all. Please keep praying…perhaps now more than ever.
Beth