Today we walked 2 Kilometers with her to go visit the village where she grew up and where her mother still lives. We were able to meet some of her siblings and eat some mango's from their village but her mother had went to Amuria for the day so we did not get to spend time with her. We ended up walking back in the rain the entire way and all had a bunch of great laughs.
In Other News from Oditel:
There are animals everywhere here and the people practice "free range" principals to the fullest extent. The only way you can tell who's chicken or goat it is is by the the color of the string tied on its leg.
Today as Luke and I sat having a coke in Amuria with millions of kids running around everywhere with no presence of parents anywhere to be found i realized something. The children here are kinda "free range" as well. Left to their own devices for the majority of their days while their parents are busy working. You also see kids as young as 2 years old that are performing work tasks that a child in the U.S. wouldn't be expected to be capable of until they were 5 or 6.
This really got me thinking. How does this effect the kids? I know that I myself loved being left to my own devices for the day. Free to run and chase chipmunks with my bb gun for the day, untethered until the dinner bell rang. But i imagine it's a little different for the kids here given their circumstances. It was a choice for Luke and I growing up but for the kids here they really just don't have a choice.
All else is well over here. Kinda missing the news and would love an update on what is happening around the world. Did they get that oil spill cleaned up yet? Is there peace in the middle east?
Peace and Love,
Adam
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Dearest Luke and Adam. This is Dad on Laura's account.In reading your blog I am reminded of one of my favorite scriptures from Psalm 90."And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands.Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."PS 90:17 KJV
ReplyDeleteI personally am blessed to the point of tears to hear reports of this great adventure but so much more to hear your hearts and your obvious love and passion for what you are doing.
While I miss you both tremendously God has thankfully given me a peace about your endeavor and an assurance that I am not in control.Adam asked for news updates.Greece is essentially bankrupt and had to be bailed out by the EU to the tune of a trillion dollars.Spain,Portugal and Ireland are teetering.Unfortunately the oil spill in the gulf continues to spew tens of thousands of gallons of oil per day with no end in sight.I wonder if Ecofoam could stop it.The Tigers are 2 games back from Minnesota and the other night beat the Yankees 6-0. LeBron James and the Cavaliers are out of the NBA playoffs. (Remember when we used to watch the NBA finals on our fishing trip at Petkos?)So much to catch up on but will go for now.God speed.Dad
ps Whose sons are these?
Dad, your father's heart for Luke and Adam brought tears to my eyes. Imagine how much more pleased their Father in Heaven is!!
ReplyDeleteLuke and Adam, I love you guys!! I think of how much fun you're having, and what a huge difference you're making, and that ALSO brings tears to my eyes. (Not that crying about Kapelebyong is anything new!) Praying all kinds of blessings over you for your last week there!!!!!!!!!!