30
Visited a seed
bank and bee-keeping site, learned about food transformation. Will cut his foot
open in a nasty water balloon war.
29
Had an awesome
talk w/ Sebastian & Matt.
28
Learned about
agroforestry, soil fertility, and mushroom cultivation.
27
Learned about
improved grain storage techniques, various animal husbandry practices, and
environmental clubs.
26
Went to Pagala
for training AND got three packages in the mail =] =] Super good to see
other volunteers and catch up.
25
One month till
Britt comes!! Climbed ALL the way up my mountain – it’s absolutely gorgeous
<3 Ate with the family – we had rice and beans.
23
Got home from
Kara this morning, started boiling water for supper tonight and the gas for my
stove ran out… haha soooo I’ll have to make another trip to Kara tomorrow.
Until then spoons of peanut butter will have to hold me over =] Talked to Lindsey!!!
22
Another
Thanksgiving in Kara, haha, pretty sure I’ve eaten more Thanksgiving food this
year in Togo than any other year of my life =]
21
The meals just
keep getting better – Thanksgiving with Richard, Alicia & Will – we bought
a 20 lb. turkey for 4 of us… needless to say, I was full when I left.
17
In Kara – went to
visit a friend & used their wireless, skyped with the family for the first
time since I’ve been in Togo & cried haha =] Miss you so much. My
friend Matt, and his wife Grace invited me to their Thanksgiving dinner – had
sweet potato casserole, fried chicken and green bean casserole – definitely the
best meal I’ve had since I’ve been here, hands down.
15
Had fufu with the
family – and peanut sauce. Fufu is definitley one of my favorite Togolese
meals, but the peanut sauce…
11
BRITTANY IS GOING
TO VISIT ME FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!! I am so stinkin excited ! =] Made
paper snowflakes and hung them from my ceiling. Also talked to whole family in
Clarion and Mandy – Mandy, you should lose your phone more often… I like
talking to you =] Also tonight, went to scripture reading/workship/prayer time
at the church where the YWAM kids worked… super awesome huge answer to prayer.
One of the
biggest things I’ve been learning since I’ve come here is what it means to have
faith – to pray for something, not only with confidence that God is capable of
doing what I ask for, but that He WILL do it. And then to hope for it until it
does happen – to eagerly expect it. Some people might think that that would
just be asking to be disappointed a lot, but I think that it means living a
full life, seizing every opportunity that God sends my way. Definitely not
easy, but so incredibly worth it.
This past week I
just finished a book and it talked about when David was bringing the Ark back
to Israel in 2 Samuel 6, and Michal was watching her husband rejoicing :
16 As the ark of
the LORD came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of
the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she
despised him in her heart…. 20 And David returned to bless his household. But
Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of
Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his
servants' female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers
himself!” 21 And David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me
above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel,
the people of the LORD—and I will celebrate before the LORD. 22 I will make
myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes.
Basically I am so
joyful to be God’s daughter – what a joy and a privilidge. I am so proud of my
Father, who He is, what He has done for us. So I am going to believe in Him for
the very best, and I am going to dance with joy and freedom.
8
There are some
missionaries here until Saturday from YWAM, so hung out with them this
afternoon – they are AWEMSOME and I’m so blessed that they came!!!! =]
7
Had first club
with the kids at CEG today! Went well! They made a mission statement for the
club; I’m excited for what’s ahead. Made pizza for supper, yum, and talked to
Maggie on the phone.
5
Got everything
finalized for the environmntal club! We’re goning to have our first meeting
this week!
4
Austin made
cinnamon rolls for me and Richard… pretty sure this is going to turn into a
weekly meeting. Second kid’s club – we played red rover, it was a hit =] even
got some adults to join in.
