My friend B visited again this morning with a far crazier story than any I had heard from her before. It included the “fact” that a local man infected with HIV is trying to infect all the women in the town because (everyone knows) for every person he infects, he will live longer. I just listened. What do I say to that kind of thing? Furthermore, when I don't know the truth (as opposed to the case with the above misinformation), how do I know what to believe and what not to believe in her story?

I hope that all my stories aren't communicating a desperation, because the truth is that we are happy to be here and to be hard at work. I feel positive about the relationships we're building and the work we're doing. Today Tim has been reviewing our team's spending over the last 4 months, preparing a report for our upcoming meeting, and writing out some suggested changes we could make. For him, that's about as good as life gets. I've been enjoying myself equally preparing a week of short devotionals about communion. We'll be offering communion in another week and a half at our worship service, and since it's a new thing for our community, we want to help people understand the significance of the sacrament and prepare their hearts for it.

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