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April 19, 2007
wow.
these kids have incredible amounts of energy. not sure how they do it on so little amounts of sleep. we're all functioning (us and them) on about 6 hours of sleep per night and hot sun during the day.
we had a sandstorm on tuesday and the only way i can describe is this: if sand could blizzard, that's what was happening. because of it we had to hunker down in a basement hallway (the most protected area available to us because all of the rooms were being used for meetings of the conference) on the floor and try to stay occupied. we had planned on doing the ropes course tuesday, and having a bonfire, but because of the stinging sand and gusting wind, neither was possible. instead we tie-dyed, beaded, and sang songs. FLEXIBILITY is a good thing to practice here...
after much prayer tuesday night, we awakened to beautiful blue skies again wednesday and now our biggest struggle is kepeing the kids out of the pool! the weather has been like the best August day you can imagine in Michigan, and we're "stuck" outside!
we've had some pretty incredible responses to the stories that we're telling. some kids really struggle with loneliness because their friends are not in the same country where they are. many have retold the story of the good shepherd, telling us more details about their dark places that he's leading them through, or that they're scared of in the near future. they could really use your prayers.
on that note, know that your prayers for strength have been answered in amazing ways. functioning on just so little sleep, in a new culture, with new kids (who are all high energy), eating new strange (on our stomachs) things, and wanting badly to just lounge by the pool, the Lord has really come through as our strength, and not one of us has been out of commission so far! praise God, and pray that the same continues.
more pictures to follow...
your host for this episode : carrie; April 19, 2007 06:58 AM
Comments
Glad to hear you were able to find somewhere to escape the sandstorm! We heard about it on the weather channel, complete with pictures. It looked like it might sting plus take your breath away.
Thanks for the updates and we pray for continued blessings for all of you and for the kids too!
Looking forward to your safe return!
Love, Mom & Dad
from the peanut gallery of : Mom & Dad H ; April 19, 2007 09:46 AM
Greetings to all of you! You all are in my thoughts and prayers for strength and continued ability to give from your hearts all that you have to give. May God continue to bless you!
from the peanut gallery of : Shirley Oosterhouse ; April 19, 2007 06:23 PM
Love to you both (and your team). Missing you and praying for you. Praise God for His strength and mercy; may He continue to show Himself Mighty! Love and hugs!
from the peanut gallery of : Faith ; April 20, 2007 03:40 PM
so glad to hear it is going so well for you! going well here too, we'll have to spend some extended time at the bbt to swap stories (or better yet, come over to my house and we'll drink copious amounts of tea.
love to you both,
h
from the peanut gallery of : holly ; April 20, 2007 04:58 PM
Hi Dan & Carrie,
We got home safely, but we miss you! Hope you are enjoying friends and rice and chicken. Take care, Duane & Kath
from the peanut gallery of : Kathy Vander Werf ; April 23, 2007 05:07 PM
Carrie - I didn't get a chance to chat with you before you left for Egypt - but I wanted you to know that I was thinking about you on your BIRTHDAY on April 11th! Happy Birthday, my friend!
Come back safely and I hope you celebrated your special day appropriately :-)
from the peanut gallery of : Stacy ; April 24, 2007 10:07 AM