If I thought this would be an easy adventure I was wrong. However, I am reminded as I write this that there are daily challenges and uncomfortable aspects of living everywhere. Some challenge us more than others. Today I participated in a must activity; all of you should try it. I washed my clothes by hand. Can I just admit that I was never expecting it to be as hard work or gruelling as I found it. For a person who already suffers with a bad back I found it agony, having said that I also found it truly humbling, as I am finding every experience here. I am already looking forward to the pleasures of using a washing machine when I return to the UK at Christmas.
I have limited clothing and therefore can not change outfits as often as I would if I were living and working at home. I am already looking forward to the pleasure of new work clothes when I return to the UK though. I also am facing the humility of washing from a bucket and not having an upright shower, something I am praying will change soon.
I am experiencing food I would not naturally choose to eat on a daily basis. Some which I like and will definitely try to incorporate into life when I return, others I struggled to consume enough off as to not cause offence.
Through all this God is showing me the person He has created me to be. One element of my personality is I am determined. This is something we can see as a negative thing in English society, I believe. However, I have found this to be an asset. It means I will push myself to achieve things I believe to be worth it but also I will preserver to prove a point. When you work with SEN (Special Educational Needs) children you have to be pretty determined because they are and if you believe what you are doing is going to be an asset to them and are not determined you are letting them, their parents, other family members and work colleagues down. I am also a fine detail person. Something the teacher I am working alongside was laughing at yesterday as I was finishing a poster off for her, by hand as we had electricity. She admitted it wasn’t a bad thing it just made her laugh. It is true I am a fine detail person in so many areas of life. It means that I am always taking on way more information than other people but at the same time I am retaining information which is important to people which others would forget. This can be a negative because I can get so caught up in the small things that I forget to look at God’s bigger picture but I trust He will keep re-aligning my thought process.
These are just some of the trails this adventure is bringing to light. Let’s see what else God has in store.
Thanks for your prayers and love, knowing I am receiving these is what keeps me going and God reminds me off it daily.
Please let me know any prayer requests, believe me you are even more so on my heart and mind now than ever,
Love Debbie ><>
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