Today was a wonderful day! Once a month, there is a Bazaar held at the church that I go to, where local NGO's who are doing work here come and sell their goods. Every farenge (foreigner) makes their way. You didn't realize there were so many expatriates here until you come to the market. It was a great time! I met my friend Katherine and we sat and enjoyed a cup of buna (coffee) and talked about life and our families. I just met her a week ago, but already she has been such a blessing to me. I bought a few things: a beautiful new scarf, a woven basket/bag thing, and a little potted flower for my room, as well as some homemade rye bread and brussel sprouts! Can I just say I was most excited for brussel sprouts! Yum! Made them for dinner tonight with my spaghetti. Mom, you'd be so proud :)
Time is now going much faster here. I love the fact that I live in Addis Ababa! I can walk down the street to go to the bank, buy bananas, or even walk to church. And I'm learning how to get around by taxi and on my own. I'm meeting so many wonderful people and enjoying the time I have alone with the Lord. The first 2 weeks were very difficult. I was very scared and felt so alone, but clung to the knowledge that I KNOW God has called me to do this. Now, I'm just loving life! I'm sure there will be many ups and downs in the year ahead.
I enjoyed ice cream this week! That was one of my highlights. Also enjoyed the girls at Women At Risk again. The photo above is with my Yerusalem, one of the women that I met there. We got a chance to hear some of their stories this week. It's so amazing what God can do with a willing heart!
I'm trying to blog as often as I can. The internet is dial-up and I pay per minute. I will be quite interested to see what my first bill looks like!! Yikes! Often I can't even access the blog.
I love seeing your pics & hearing what's going on with you! I'm pleasantly surprised with the frequent access you seem to have. Perhaps you already do this, but I had an idea to help with the minutes you spend on the blog. Maybe you can pre-type your message in a word document. Then when you get online just copy & paste. Then you can also have a record on your computer of what you wrote on the blog up until the present. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love the idea of sabbath too! However, I find it difficult to practice in the American culture & somewhat envy you now! haha. I'm so used to working that I can relate to it being tough. I will pray the Lord continues to grow you in being able to do this! Love & miss you Jill. :)