Friday, June 15, 2012

ALOHA!


Mary and I apologize for the lack of keeping up with the blog, we’ve just been really busy here.

We’ve been staying in the village Mirigu (where the school Burden Bearers is located) for Wednesday night and Thursday night.  One of the big blessings of just having two people on the missions trip is that we are more versatile, and are able to spend extended amounts of time with the people in the villages.
Monday I came down with a cold…apparently it has to do with the weather, because its been raining a good bit here. I woke up this morning with stomach pains and a headache…I’m pretty sure it has to do with the food I was eating yesterday, but prayers would be appreciated! I need to be 100% by tonight so I can go to the Crusades. So it’s really important that I get better.
ANYWAY, being here has really opened my eyes to how many small things I take for granted back home. I was talking to Susie and Phoebe the other night, and I said something about how things were in America, and Susie said “Wow, you don’t even know how blessed you really are”, she is so right!
I’ll be honest, it’s been a struggle for me… I find myself becoming bummed because of the relationship the team last year had with some of the people here, and thinking we would be able to do a lot more if there were more people who came with us. But I’ve learned that you really have to work with whatcha got, and that it’s not really about us because we can’t make a difference, regardless of the number of people without God. And that really changed the attitude I had.  Also, Mary and I wouldn’t have had the privilege of staying in Mirigu if there were more of us.
The Aputaras have been such a blessing! They’ve taken such good care of us in making us feel like family here, which has been awesome. GOD BLESS THEM!
We thank you so much for your prayers and ask that you would continue to keep us on your minds and hearts,
EG
PS, the ice cream here is amazing.

1 comment:

  1. Yay I'm glad you guys posted again! Love the updates. I'm praying for you guys! Miss you both!

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