Krista is running a temperature. I only know that because I felt her forehead. She doesn't complain- I am telling you. This woman is a gem! I wandered around dumbly last night in the throws of a migraine and slept the only way I could- in a fevered coma. Woke up late and groggy- both of us slept a little longer. Krista can't work in her condition and I won't leave her so we stayed upstairs all morning in our nest.
I boiled water for coffee. We ate an orange and listened to a Tim Keller message called "My Servant Job". If you have the time today and can download that message-DO IT. That will explain so much of the way I feel today.
Keller cited a line from an Elizabeth Elliott book called "No Graven Image" about a speech pathologist who poured her life into working with a South American tribe, learning their language and then translating the Bible into their native toungue. Through a tragic turn of events, her life's work was lost and her trust with the tribe was destroyed. On the other side of her grief she writes "If God was my accomplice, He had betrayed me. If God was God, He had set me free."
I just read over my post from yesterday and I feel that some of the frustration with this place has dissipated a bit. I knew I would change here- I didn't know I would need to change so much. Their is purpose behind every set-back and divine appointments that we cant help but meet. This is a holy direction, I think. The sense of justice I have worn proudly like a badge-the contempt I have felt for injustice that short-circuited my compassion- the glory of my young ideals are all crumbling. The dust is being swept away to reveal clean, solid earth. That place is called humility and I mean to build something here.
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hey lady! i think what you're doing is wonderful! you are a truly selfless person.so beautiful! a friend of a friend just came back from india-she was learning yoga-but she had a terrible parasite. i am sure you're aware but be careful.
praying for your well being.
kate
you are so very beautiful and strong. I feel I have to much to learn from you...Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
I'm going thru all your posts this morning and reading them out loud to Dustin as we lie here in bed on a Saturday morning. I had no idea why or what you were going to India for but that last sentence moved me to tears. Glad you are sharing what you are experiencing so that we can a small part gain a glimpse of what you are learning.
Hey. I know this is kind of weird but I am also living in SE Asia for a while, doing the same work you are doing, also from East Tennessee (Morgan County), and also listened to a Tim Keller sermon today with this quote from Elliot. I was sort of trying to piece together what I remembered from the quote to find it verbatim and stumbled to this blog, which was encouraging. I feel the same way sometimes and it's cool to hear someone sharing honestly about it. Just wanted to sort of say I appreciated it.
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