Today was our last work day in Kotido and we are all feeling quite sad about it. It has been such a joy working with For One Another and MAP and getting to know the villagers. This morning began with a trip to the Sand Dam site where we carried more rocks on our heads (total pros by now), ate some type of grain straight off their crops (I haven't died yet), and watched them use the rocks we had moved to mix and pour cement! Carrie also received a marriage proposal from one of the villagers. Apparently he has a lot of cows...
After we headed back to Nakosoburin to distribute 10 more filters before going back to Brenda's for more rice, beans, and eggplant. :). We are all definitely exhausted from the work and though this experience has been one of the most amazing of my life, I believe I am finally ready to go home.
A bit of a side note but, one of the best parts of the trip for me has been waking up before the sunrise each day and stepping out of our hut to journal and read the tattered Bible the hubby sent with me. Below are a couple of verses that felt quite appropriate for the last two weeks.
"When trouble comes your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing."
~ James 1:2-4
"Do not love the world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave."
~ 1 John 2:15-17
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ReplyDeleteAn excellent blog.
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