It’s been awhile since we’ve sent an update out.
We’ve been to and from Canada and we’ve had friends from our
home church, Newmarket Alliance, come and stay with us for about two
weeks. That in and of itself, was
amazing.
It’s always so wonderful having
family/friends come and visit us overseas.
It’s nice to have a bit of our other home come and visit our life and
home here. I think that it gives the people back home a small glimpse or sense
as to what life is like here for us. It shows the love for the kids; the love
for the people and country but yet, also a small glimpse of the struggles and
difficulties that we face. A few weeks
can’t give our family and friends the complete picture but they have a little
bit more of a better understanding and when we visit Canada again, they will
understand a bit more when we need to be encouraged, fed and rejuvenated.
The rainy season is officially
upon us. It rains every single day...oh except for that one day earlier this
week. Every afternoon at In Step, it
consists of 109 children trying to release the abundance of energy that they
would normally expel outside; instead they’re on the 100ft veranda – all together
in one room. Colouring only lasts so long. Songs only last so long. Barney or
Sesame Street only last so long. It’s an exhausting time for everyone.
Rainy season also means terrible
roads in the community we live in and the roads out by In Step. Sean had a guys’
night here last night and it was supposed to start at 7:00pm but it didn’t
actually start until about 9:30pm. The town
council thinks they fix our roads (yeah right!) but when you plough a dirt road
and don’t pack it down in the middle of the rainy season, well the road just becomes
a farmer’s field. So vehicles were stuck, vehicles stalled out, vehicles were
left on the side of the road overnight. But they all had a great time, laughed
a lot and have a great story to tell about their night. I love that the men have guys’ night!!
Rainy season also means random
power outages. Well, we always have power outages, even in the dry season. It’s
as if there is a rain drop in China, the power here goes out. But the power
outages are far more frequent in the rainy season. Like right now, for example,
as I type this, the power is out. I’m
just thankful that we do have power, when we have it. It means I keep a freezer with meat in it; it
means I can keep milk and cheese and yogurt (as long as the power doesn’t stay
off for too long!).
Sean and I are doing well, health
wise. I haven’t had malaria in almost a
month. Yay!!! Today has been a bit of
an emotional struggle for me; it’s Mother’s Day. I would be due with our first baby in two
weeks. I didn’t think Mother’s Day would
be hard (I assumed the due date would be the only hard day) but it turns out,
it is a difficult day for me too.
Tears are healing so I let them
flow today. My husband’s hugs are comforting so I welcome them continuously.
God’s promise is encouraging so I cling to it always.
A random update but an update
nonetheless.
Much Love,
Meredith
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