Hello followers!
This is my first time getting around to blogging. Sadly the internet is down at Tim and Bambi's so i am writing from an internet cafe across the street. I am having an absolutely life changing time. I am so very blessed to be part of my team and this mission. I am the baby of the trip so i am very well taken care of. Debbie and Connie are absolutely amazing substitute mommys. I am missing my real mommy though. I really don't know where to begin this report so i will begin by dispelling a few myths. Firstly, Roosters do not crow exclusively at the crack of dawn. NO, the crow at two in the morning, noon, midnight, dinner time, breakfast time etc. Also not all bugs are afraid of humans. The cockroach in my bathroom (please do not ask me how big it is) charged at me instead of running away. And finally i would like to dispel the myth that a third world country can not be one of the most charming places a person can be. I am hopelessly in love with this culture, from the food to the amazing people i have met. I will always hold the experiences i have had very close to my heart. ~Mariel
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Mariel you are the perfect person to go on this trip!! Your heart is so open to God's leading and he lead you to serve these people. As for the cockroach, wear shoes when you get up at night, I'm just saying! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHey "my Mariel" living in Florida and Louisiana, I can tell you cockroaches are NOT your friend...ha ha and yes they will even dive bomb you from the top of your closet. Now you know why I have fly-swatters on every floor of the house, even after living up here without them and I put one in my bag when we head south to Houston. Thanks for the words...I love it when you speak! mom
ReplyDeleteHey Mariel one other thing...(sorry it's the mom in me)I hear you been asked to speak next saturday, I am praying you let God stretch you in this way. You are a gifted young speaker and will encourage soooo many other young women there to do the same. Love you buckets, mom
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh out loud at your blog. Tim has learned to live with the roosters, but I think it took him awhile. I've heard him comment on those creatures and I remember hearing them when I was over there. Each country has its own unique sounds, the pigs in Jamica, the music and chants in Indonisa, the huge trucks in New York, and the roosters in San Fernando. Those sounds will be part of your memories and you will actually miss them when you go back. The roaches, ugg, you won't miss them. How old are you? I'm wanting my 15 yr old niece to go over there soon. I would hope that she could do as well as you are doing. Hang in there. Wanting to hear from you again.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you posted Mariel - love reading - you on on my mind , heart & in prayer continually...
ReplyDeleteHi Meridon
ReplyDeleteMariel is 18, just grad from HS, about to head off to Univ. MD Balt. Campus, this fall where she is studing Social Work and Psycology. Hope that helps. (her mom)