6/8/12

I spent quite a while talking to Patti today finding out what the rhythm of her day is normally. I know that they do whatever comes up as it comes but I wanted to understand the regular flow of things. It is a busy life but it does have room for rest and for personal devotion and time for the random stuff of village life. There is almost a commune kind of feel to the relationships here. Everyone knows everyone and is constantly living life in view of everyone else.

We did another bible study today. This one was with a mixed group of men and women. We were right on the beach in a covered Square of benches. Mark lead it and everyone seemed to really be blessed by it. I shared the chorus from “Emmanuel” since the words of the verses had completely escaped me. I guess that’s what they were supposed to hear today.

I took a short break to swim and shower in hopes of gaining a little energy in the face of the heat of the day. Even the locals were complaining it was hot. It did help me feel better.

Next I spent some time helping Steve and Raymond work on the fold up bench project. By then it had gotten very hot and it was really hard to keep enough energy going to work on it. We did get it moved forward a bit but we still aren’t done.

After dinner we took our last trip to Nehemiah house. We all hopped into an extended cab pickup and headed into town. They have no problem with people sitting in the back of a pickup there. We went to the city square where there were huge statues of fruit and played a game with the girls. After that we went to the park and then went to the pier. We walked all the way to the end and just sit for a while and looked out at the water and the lights. It was a great chance to just talk with them some.

When we walked back to the truck the girls were quietly singing a song. It was hard to hear because they sang so quietly. Finally, I realized I knew the song they were singing and soon we were all singing along as we walked. It was a magical moment.

We took them all back and said our goodbyes and headed for bed.