I had planed to write more by now about my trip, but things have not gone that way. Well I have written, just not here. In fact I wrote 11 pages or so, but it was the required paper and wasn’t all that great. Life has just gotten in the way.
Archive for June, 2008
Alive to God
Prior to leaving for the DR Congo I agreed to serve as presider for the service today. I’m not sure what I was thinking, as I was going to be gone the majority of the time between when I was asked and this service.
Swirling and whiriling
Tears well up in me, seeking release.Tears of sorrow, pain, for other and for self.I feel the world around me ache,I feel my fellow creation call out in distress.words sit upon my mind,My mind swirls with thoughts seeking answers to perplexing questions.Mixed in is the joy I have seen, have felt, and know.Joy expressed and [...]
Exploring Lubumbashi
The 30th of May was our first full day in the DR Congo. The main vent of the day was a driving tour of the city. In the early morning I wrote of waking to birds singing their praises and the noise of people working outside and talking in languages I knew not. And also [...]