Hey guys, I’m happy I get to talk to
you again through this blog. The first thing I want to mention is how grateful
I am for all of your support. After my last blog my email and Facebook account
were flooded with words of encouragement and support. So needless to say I have
been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to respond to you all and tell you what
has been happening the past couple weeks.
The first thing I would like to say
is that things really have not been going as well as I would like for them to
go. Even after my last blog I still underwent spiritual warfare. The relationship
between my partner Brady and I got worse. There were some strange things that
happened that I can’t really explain. Also Brady got sick so instead of going out
to villages on our week off from school we stayed inside restricted to each of
our rooms.
By the end of the week I was fuming
as I thought about the challenges I’ve been facing. That’s when I got to Skype
with my sister, brother in law, mom and dad. I feel like I might have inappropriately
vented my circumstances to them but they lovingly listened and provided me with
some advice. As soon as I started taking their advice everything changed.
Since then I have faced little if
any spiritual warfare. My relationship with Brady is still not dandy but things
have become considerably better. Also, my hands have been so busy getting
involved in the local community this last week I’ve barely had time to sit
down. Teaching has been going great. Talking to people on the streets has
gotten better. Even schoolwork has been going well this last week. I don’t
believe any of this would be happening if it wasn’t for your support, thank
you.
Really quickly I would like to tell
you about what’s planned for my last two months here. We will for sure have at
least one more week teaching at the high school. This will be an important time
during our stay considering that we will be wrapping up some deep friendships
we have developed. Our supervisor has planned a big thanksgiving feast for all
of us and even though I will miss my family during this time our supervisor’s
wife makes some of the best pie on earth, maybe even better than my moms. Sometime
after thanksgiving a man will be visiting our area and for the month of
December. Brady and I will be accompanying him as we visit small villages and
communities out in the mountains. There is also a giant 20 page ethnography
paper that Brady and I have been working diligently on during our spare time,
all to say that these last couple months are going to be busy.
Despite these opportunities to be
engaged in the culture I would be lying to you if I said I didn’t miss home. I
look forward to these next couple of months but I long to see my family and
friends again. I have learned so much from my Daddy on this trip because of my
solitude away from people back home. Please continue to support me during this
time as probably our most important work will take place in the next two
months. I love you all and look forward to seeing your faces again. Thank you
always for your support.
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