As our trip nears its conclusion, I feel like I’ve used the word Something… (Just like that, in italics, followed by an ellipsis) a hundred times a day. “That poverty is something…, the ingenuity of the people is something…, the Tarengari Basin at sunrise s is something…, the animals are something… the special people like Eunice Simonson, Mark Jacobson, and Mama Paulina are something…. (I could go on in this vein all day.)
I need a better word or phrase. Amazing, awesome, or astounding don’t cover it. Maybe “witness to the Holy Spirit”, or “Evidence of God’s Grace” are moving in the right direction. I mean all these things and more when I say “Isn’t that something…. I’m sure much of our amazement comes from seeing a dramatically new environment. The amazing, awesome, astounding witness to the Holy Spirit and Evidence of God’s Grace surround us all day, every day in places that seem mundane to us. But when everything we’re used to has changed we can no longer avoid seeing these things that are just… Something…
What an insightful idea to start my day with...
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OK, this is some deep stuff here, but I totally get it. I can't thank you all enough for keeping the ministry among the Maasai alive in my memory and prayers (selfishly)with your beautiful reflections. Peace to all of you, to the people you've just left behind and for the GMT at Bethel. Your friend, Krista
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