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So I really have been very negligent! So much has happened and yet well here we are....
This is going to be out of chronological order so just hang on. I have two new kittens-very little, and very cute. They are fixed little boys who are mostly balck with white stockings. Their names are Jericho and Hero. I am in love although my dog is not quite there. She is a bit jealous but mostly curious.
The weather is just plain gross. Very very hot, and dry. No one feels like dong anything and everyone is in a bit of a temper. I am just plain tired. But the little bit of rain we have had seems to be sparking new life in the plants so well, we will just wait and see.
I am settling into my house and routine, and I am enjoying the work in front of me. The youth center takes a good deal of my time but I am now seeing that I have been there a tad too often. The young adults there are full of hope and energy, but are just learning now how to facilitate their ideas. It is interesting to see them accomplishing things without expecting someone else to do it. There are still some issuses and I think there will always be issues with expectations on all sides.
This is not an eaasy country to grow in....the climate is just brutal, and the death rate is high from AIDs, disease, alcoholism and suicide. It must be so hard to be young and watch what must seem hopeless. The young ones at this youth center are great prayer warriors-they believe that God hears them and they pray fervently for their peers, and their country. I am so moved by what inspirational words come from them.
My health has been decent-I am not used to this heat but hopefully will be. My Language lessons are going well, although my accent is still awful. But the criticism I get comes mostly from ex pats and not from the locals who are pleased I am learning and are very encouraging.
I have been visiting several churches and am finding friendly faces and warm greetings. Now when I go into town people will stop me to tell me they saw me and I am enjoying this greatly. I was also visited by good colleagues and friends, Dan and Yvonne. We had a terrific week and I miss them already!