these faces really make me miss africa.
it's been 5 1/2 months since ive been back. sometime africa feels like only a dream. sometimes it feels like it happened years ago. sometimes it feels like it never even happened. but whenever i look back at my photos, i feel the same emotions as when i took the photo (if that makes sense...) but yeah. im really starting to miss it. i really miss carla. she was my best friend out there and i confided in her so much. she understood what i was going through, all the emotions i felt, all the frustrations and struggles, everything. i hate taking things for granted. its really nice to be thankful for stuff, but its true that once something is gone, then the more you appreciate it. like family. like friends. like a loving boyfriend. like running water. like good tasting food. like a hot shower. like eating at a table with chairs and clean utensils. like ovens. like english conversations. so so SO many things.
i love Canada. i love Niverville. i love my Family. i love my Friends. i love my Church. i love my Job. i love my Home. i love Opportunities. i love LIFE.
i love Jesus. Only through Him was it possible for me to go there. He kept me safe and healthy. He gave me patience to deal with a totally different culture and language. He gave me Carla-someone who is exactly like me-equally crazy and weird (and loves to make funny faces!!). He made my dream come true-experiencing africa. i love the people. i love rwanda. i love the culture.
what a beautiful world.
thank you Jesus for life.
and thank you all for reading this, those of you who did. i love you all :)
blessings.
3 comments:
well i for one am happy you're back.. its nice
hey b-dawg... i'm glad you're back too... wow, it sure has been a while since you wrote something on your blog. whenever i start looking at pictures from australia or read my journal from when i was out there... man it makes me miss it. but it was a time in your life- a life-changing time... and now it's time to use what you learned! and hopefully continue to keep in contact with those people who meant so much while you were there. easier said than done. you're such a darling! i'm so glad you're home, and i'm so super happy that we're living together- on our own! you're a grand old time sister.
Hey Bethany. It's Candace(Kehler) Schumacher. I live in the South in Georgia. I loved your pics, made me think. So many people here will support Africa and missionaries to Africa, yet they won't have dinner with them here in America. The prejudice in the south is evident. But, you are breaking those walls. I love what you do, who you are and what you believe in. I want bigotry broken here where I live and everywhere in the world and so do you so I say Bon Job!!!!!. I love you Bethany!
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