- Mark Twain
Things I've learned about myself since returning:
I believe I've grown in patience - or at least I'm not letting the little things under my skin at this point. Maybe I'll break down and lose my patience after a few months, but I feel like I've grown in that area.
But I'm struggling to muster up the heart for the people that I would like to have. As I've been glued to my computer working on reports for most of my 3 weeks of being here, it's been far too easy to not leave the compound, not work on my Arabic and not interact with local culture.
If I'm here for a 9 to 5 job then that doesn't matter, but ideally everything would be working toward the greater purpose of showing God's love to the people of Sudan. And it's all very well to say I'm doing that through my job - and I hope true - but I think true love demands more than a detached interest in the people I am meant to help.
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Amen to that last sentence. Too often Christians, including myself, talk compassionately about those in need (Of food, money, housing, clothing, or Christ) and do nothing about it. As if the actual words of our mouths, or the feeling of compassion that we hold in our hearts were enough to quell their needs. I'm proud of you, and I continue to pray for you and your ministry within the ministry.
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