My roommate and I went grocery shopping today and then had our groceries delivered. It only cost 3LE to have your things delivered, which is under a $1.00. But when you are on foot in the heat and you buy way too much for two people to carry then delivery is nice. They follow you home pushing their bike behind you and help you up the elevator with everything.
Let me tell you a little about this elevator. See I live on the ninth floor and I though "Oh cool, I can take the stairs, so I can get some exercise in." After doing that once, I am not sure it will happen again. Not because it was too far but because the stairway is not lit and the third day I was here I twisted my ankle a bit and it hurt for a couple days after. Since walking is the way you get to most places here, a twisted ankle is NOT good. So the elevator is the best option. You get in it and sometimes it takes a minute for it to work. There is no door that shuts on it so you are watching the floors go by. Sometimes it stops and the lights go off several times before you make it to the floor you are going. They are also very small. We had four people (which we barely fit) in one the other day and it stopped! Not a place you would want to be stuck in for a long period of time. It is hot and stuffy and you sweat from going from just one floor to the other, so it stopping for a while would not be fun!
Anyway, yesterday I was supposed to meet my roommate at the church so we could go to life group. Well I got turned around somehow, which is allowed, I have been here less than a week and had to ask for directions. This person I stopped to ask just happened to be going to the same place. We started talking and I found out that he is from Tulsa, Ok! Go figure. He is here with his wife and kids for the next five years for work. Small world! So random! Anyway I finally made it and then off to life group.
Life group consisted of young adults of all ages and nationalities. They were so welcoming and nice. We share a meal together every week, sing together, pr together and then we hear a message and discuss or do an exercise. Last night we talked about hearing the Father's voice and then we pr for one another on what we felt the Father was asking us to pr for, for that person. It was awesome to be around a group of people who were here from all over with the same goal in mind. It reminded me of how the body of Ch are all unified no matter where we are in the world. We all work for the same Father. I talked a little bit to the girl I was partners with about how I love the fellowship with other believers and having a place to come be filled up but how I desired to work and learn with the locals here. I know when school starts up and I start my regular schedule, it will be different.I'll have lots of opportunities. I just remember what someone said at the last Tribe I was at and how easy it is to fall into the western culture here and just be around others like you and spend all your time with them. I am anticipating school starting up and meeting my staff and all my little ones. I can't what to be alight in their lives and see their smiles :-).
Another great day here in Egypt!
No comments:
Post a Comment