Today I went to Prayer Meeting and then stopped by a lady named Vivien's house to chat a bit. She had a meeting so I stayed out on her veranda and read my bible and journaled while her dog, Jesse, chased monkeys around the yard. Back and forth, I heard their little feet scrambling over the tin roof to the other side of the house...barking...then scrambling little feeet again. It was entertaining and relaxing.
Some things I've learned about Africa: No matter how comfortable I feel, things are still not the same. We have to carry our water in to drink. There are no taps inside that I can drink from, just outside. Last week our water tasted really gross, later we heard that an "animal" died in our drinking water Jojo...we had to go to another Jojo to fill up. I poured some of our new water from the purple five gallon bucket we store our drinking water in. We have a pitcher that we dip into the bucket to use to pour...I noticed a spider floating on top. Yummm. Another thing, beds. All of the beds I have seen or slept on here are foam beds. It is a luxury to have a bed with a box spring and then a mattress on top. No, we have a wooden frame, like those at camp, and we have a thin foam mattress, like camp as well.
That's it for now...momma's on the phone. Love yoU!
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I will be in Africa for the next year volunteering with Hands@Work, a Christian missions agency based in South Africa. Here you will be able to join me on my journey through Africa and stay connected with me throughout the year. Be sure to stay close! Miss you already!
1 comment:
i know your days can be hard there...and i realize that it's rarely a "good time"...but...A DOG CHASING MONKEYS?! MONKEYS!! how fun is that?!
thank you so much for allowing us to join you in this journey. the good, the bad, and the ugly.
thank you.
lovey loverton
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