The Adventures of Living

Daily living is so crazy and quirky and beyond the norm, half the time
we don't know whether to laugh or cry. Usually we just carry on
without thinking about it, though on occasion we temporarily go
insane. A missionaries' life is neither exotic or romantic, but no
one can deny it's an adventure! Every aspect of daily living is a
challenge, yet it's amazing how quickly we adapt.

We do our laundry by hand, last time I peeled the skin right off my
knuckle while scrubbing. Tersia has since introduced me to the method
of on treading the clothes with my feet. Wringing out my towel is an
experience unto itself. Our showers are open cement stalls, only one
of which has hot water. And if someone decides to use water in
another part of the house you lose yours. A lot of yelling back and
forth takes place in the mornings.

Our current mode of eating is enough to make a carboholic go on the
Atkins diet for life. The staple food here is sadza-or maize meal-a
fine corn porridge substance cooked in a variety of ways for any meal.
I am quickly developing the African booty. We drink coffee like
water, trying to make up for the energy crashes from lack of protein
and good sleep.

But in the midst of the craziest circumstances we make some of our
favorite memories. Loss of power to load shedding is becoming much
less frequent. However, last week we lost both water and electricity;
as soon as one came back on the other went off. So there we were,
sitting on the cement floor of our kitchen eating by the light of one
candle, sharing stories and laughter. Having no sweets, Tersia passed
out packets of orange cool-drink powder and we sat dipping and licking
it off our fingers, laughing hysterically over the pathetic picture we
presented. If they could see us now! God has a sense of humor. But
in every circumstance-the good and bad, the fun and difficult, the
crazy and the awe inspiring-He comes through and meets us where we're
at, proving His love and faithfulness