Living in a new place, with new faces,
new culture, and many other differences can take some time to adjust to. Ive
been on African soil now for about five weeks and I'm just now starting to feel
adjusted into a routine here. In fact, I'm beginning to get small glimpses of
things that feel a lot like home. The words on the front of that Christikon
T-shirt.
It made me think of how many times before
I left to come here that I was asked, "Well what are you going to be doing
there??". To which my response was always," I don't know". I can
answer that question now though. I'm exploring God's creation and I'm on an
adventure of what it means to live in community among the people of a rural
South African village.
Sitting on the front porch shooting the
breeze with your dad. Multiple times now me and my host father have found
ourselves spending hours in the evenings just sitting out on the front porch
and simply shooting the breeze. It reminds me of all the times me and my own
father would do this very same thing. Even half way around the world, two guys
can sit out on the porch watching the sun set and be completely content with
the simple words and company of another guy.
Sitting around the table, sharing a meal.
This one has probably been where I have felt the most at home. Regardless of
where you are in this world there is something incredibly profound about
sharing a meal together, breaking bread. The laughs and smiles you share with
those around the table. Distributing food to everyone so everyone feels satisfied.
And most of all sharing in rapela (prayer). It doesn't matter what the food is
in front of you, because the fellowship and the community formed around
breaking bread together is one that can't be compared.
"Exploring God's creation, and the
adventure of life together."
*Written September 30th
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