woowee. its been a busy week. my new little chic a dees arrived last friday and are quickly jumping into life here. and can i just add my biased opinion. they're awesome. i love them already. honestly, its an honor to serve and lead folks when you can see their hearts are so genuine and ready to change. i'm anticipating a good face ripping off for each and every one of them...so at the moment they're all staying at our place, making 9 people in our flat with one bathroom. well two if you count the squatty, which is now currently unplugged thanks to one of our beloved servant team members...i mean i wish i could relay the gravity of this situation, he stuck his arm, up to his shoulder down the squatty potty ( imagine a hole in the floor you use for a toilet) and pulled out a cleaning rag that had wedged itself in the pipes. i knew it was going to have to be done i had just been avoiding putting my own arm down the pipes...when the water refuses to drain you know there's a serious clog on your hands.
i'll refrain from details. but, it didn't smell good.
so anyways, we're all learning the dance of community living for at least a few more days before they move in with their families.
i really enjoy these servant teams. being apart of their journey for four months, watching them unpack all their compacted ideas and understandings of God's heart for the poor and His call to the church. i love it too because it always reminds me, unpacks me again, gives me fresh eyes.
please pray for them as they continue to adjust, and learn how to digest all the suffering and pain and joy this city offers us. and for me as i act as shepherd and tour guide extrodinaire.
until next time.
4 comments:
I hope you gave 'em the intentionally face-ripping off walking tour! haha!
yikes! kyle had to do that at the boy's house once. i i was going to eat dinner but i'm not hungry anymore! ; ) praying for you as you lead the team.
thanks guys, and yeah, i think there's plenty of face ripping happening...i love it!!!
I was wearing overalls one day when I was working at Khaligat, and used the squatty. I had put my rings in the pocket of my bibs, and when I un-hooked them my rings fell in the squatty. Duh! So I reached down to try and find them, hahahah! Glad it's fixed.
Biz, remember how mad some of your servant team people got about the walking tour?! Oh my. So glad things are going well Beth:)
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