Aug
07
Yesterday I was (stomach) sick, and took on my usual pitiful pose for most of the day. Somewhere in there I decided I'd better think about what I like about living here, particularly my new home of Pucallpa. Here's what I came up with:- the feeling of a cold shower on a hot day
- a smaller, more manageable home
- green everywhere!
- watching the dogs run around in the grass
- listening to my super cute kiddo neighbors laugh
- 20 liters of water for $1
- living so close to Rachael (and soon to David and Marshall)
- starry nights
- jungle sounds
- being part of a missionary community
- living in a more sizeable city with more things available
- SAM prayer meetings (truly!)
- hearing about all the neat ministries going on*
- catching some of the fresh enthusiasm of all the short-term summer mission teams coming through here
- Tim having more defined work
- cool jungle morning walks with the dogs at 6 am
- a quieter home environment
- more privacy
*Last week while Tim and I were having ice cream at C'est Si Bon with a college student, another missionary was chatting 8 feet away with a new friend who decided he was ready to make a lifetime of following Christ. Two days later, another guy came to the same decision in a conversation with the same missionary. Exciting things are happening down here!
