Oh to smell the fall air once again
31OCT2004 :: 10:30pm :: Okahandja, Namibia :: Bedroom
Got up today and attended what was supposed to be a meeting for people interested in developing the volunteer policy for CHI. It started about 20 minutes late (they're usually a little bit late in getting things started around here). All that really happened was that a timeline was laid out for the process. After prayerfully considering them, we're to send in any bullet points we can think of regarding the policy to be compiled into a list. From there Chuck Smith will draft a real document from these points and circulate it for comments and revision before presenting it to the board in time for the next meeting. We also will get together with him and Joe Marton to discuss some of the volunteer issues from this side of the pond, as the mobilisation nation volunteer directors have one perspective, whereas we who are actual volunteers have another. The official meeting resumed for a few moments for open discussion of any items of interest. When that was over, we had a time of worship, prayer, and communion. We were then released for the day, and returned to our suite to do some cleaning. We had never given it a proper cleaning, so we purchased some cleaning items at Pick 'n Pay and wiped down all of the bathroom and kitchen surfaces, swept, and mopped the floor, as well as doing two loads of laundry. It was then time for lunch, and we had a beef chili served over rice with carrots on the side; they seem to really like rice, beef, carrots and bread here, which is fine with me. During lunch a couple of Jos's friends from up north stopped in on their way through and we talked with them for a bit. One is a pastor named Pine, who is in Oshakati for a few years helping to rebuild the church there; the other was a guy named Adrienne who runs a lodge (hotel/resort) in Oshakati, whose wife Audrey was with him. Jos wanted us to talk to these guys because if we go up to build the childrens' home in Oshikuku, these guys could support is in a lot of ways. We discussed how Oshakati/Oshikuku was different than Okahandja. After lunch we retired to our suite to relax. We discussed our feelings on going up north. We don't *want* to go, for a number of reasons, but are still open to the idea, though we aren't really sure if is what the Lord wants us to do. We only want to search out His perfect will for our lives and be obedient to it. We relaxed the rest of the afternoon reading and messing around on the computer. Tomorrow is a declared day of fasting here at CHI, and we started off with a little devotion this evening. I led worship by playing a few praise songs on my guitar, and Timothy from Zambia led a devotion about the powerful act of withdrawing from the crowds and being intimate with the Lord, using Matthew 14 as an example. So we will pray corporately tomorrow morning and noontime, then break the fast for dinner tomorrow. As you probably know, fasting is usually done with a goal/objective/issue in mind, so Kate and I discussed our objectives in fasting. We pray that we will recieve more clarity and confirmation about the Lord's direction for us here in Namibia. After that, we had a chance to talk to my mother and kate's mother for about 40 minutes each. It was good to hear a familiar voice over the phone. We're homesick here for fall and long to smell the sweet, brisk fall air of the midwest at dusk.
Got up today and attended what was supposed to be a meeting for people interested in developing the volunteer policy for CHI. It started about 20 minutes late (they're usually a little bit late in getting things started around here). All that really happened was that a timeline was laid out for the process. After prayerfully considering them, we're to send in any bullet points we can think of regarding the policy to be compiled into a list. From there Chuck Smith will draft a real document from these points and circulate it for comments and revision before presenting it to the board in time for the next meeting. We also will get together with him and Joe Marton to discuss some of the volunteer issues from this side of the pond, as the mobilisation nation volunteer directors have one perspective, whereas we who are actual volunteers have another. The official meeting resumed for a few moments for open discussion of any items of interest. When that was over, we had a time of worship, prayer, and communion. We were then released for the day, and returned to our suite to do some cleaning. We had never given it a proper cleaning, so we purchased some cleaning items at Pick 'n Pay and wiped down all of the bathroom and kitchen surfaces, swept, and mopped the floor, as well as doing two loads of laundry. It was then time for lunch, and we had a beef chili served over rice with carrots on the side; they seem to really like rice, beef, carrots and bread here, which is fine with me. During lunch a couple of Jos's friends from up north stopped in on their way through and we talked with them for a bit. One is a pastor named Pine, who is in Oshakati for a few years helping to rebuild the church there; the other was a guy named Adrienne who runs a lodge (hotel/resort) in Oshakati, whose wife Audrey was with him. Jos wanted us to talk to these guys because if we go up to build the childrens' home in Oshikuku, these guys could support is in a lot of ways. We discussed how Oshakati/Oshikuku was different than Okahandja. After lunch we retired to our suite to relax. We discussed our feelings on going up north. We don't *want* to go, for a number of reasons, but are still open to the idea, though we aren't really sure if is what the Lord wants us to do. We only want to search out His perfect will for our lives and be obedient to it. We relaxed the rest of the afternoon reading and messing around on the computer. Tomorrow is a declared day of fasting here at CHI, and we started off with a little devotion this evening. I led worship by playing a few praise songs on my guitar, and Timothy from Zambia led a devotion about the powerful act of withdrawing from the crowds and being intimate with the Lord, using Matthew 14 as an example. So we will pray corporately tomorrow morning and noontime, then break the fast for dinner tomorrow. As you probably know, fasting is usually done with a goal/objective/issue in mind, so Kate and I discussed our objectives in fasting. We pray that we will recieve more clarity and confirmation about the Lord's direction for us here in Namibia. After that, we had a chance to talk to my mother and kate's mother for about 40 minutes each. It was good to hear a familiar voice over the phone. We're homesick here for fall and long to smell the sweet, brisk fall air of the midwest at dusk.
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