1. Your skin changes 3 whole shades when you take a bath.
2.You have to scare the pig and her babies out of the latrine before doing your business.
3.You're awoken to the human cuckoo clock at 4am.. only to find out its the village wichdoctor right outside your camp.
4. You don't think twice about piling 35 people, all their camping gear, a generator and sound system, 10 lbs of bananas, 2 live... yes live chickens and a partridge ina pear tree on the back of a truck for 4 hours in the 100 degree heat that is summer in Mozambique.
5. You blow bubbles for a group of kids and they all run away at first because it's probably the first time they've ever seen such a thing.
7. You open your tent first thing in the morning to find 10 little faces staring at you with their bright curious eyes.
8. Pigs wander through your camp at night.
9. You pray for close to 100 people in one weekend for healing and the majority experience total or partial improvement.
10. Your sitting in church ang you feel that warm sensation.... only to realize that the baby you are holding (who has no diaper) has just peed on your lap!
11. You see "dinner" walk by on a leash and give a farewell "baaa" just a few hours before scooping it onto your plate.
Ahhh... This is life in Africa. Sweet and strange... and never dull!
Blessings my friends!
More later!
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2 comments:
wow...that is mozambique. the bubbles comment made me laugh out loud, & the one about praying for 100 people gave me chills. what awesome experiences you're having! i just finished orientation in north carolina & i leave for kenya tomorrow. i'll shout, "hi melaneyyy!" from kenya sometime. =)
katie t.
Melaney, it's good to see your blog. I am deeply touched by what you've written and I am so glad the L-rd is blessing you with His mighty Presence...Take a hug from me!
Jenn S.
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