I arrived in Tamale on Tuesday. I left Gushegu exhausted. I finished the last few days telling people about Adam and Eve. Then I went to a friend's wedding. Then a pastor and his wife celebrated a new baby. I was all over the place and always covered in sweat.
No rest for the wicked here in Tamale. A gal from my Bible studies in Accra had some time off and asked to come visit me. She has never been to the north. Southerners have a negative outlook on northeners and so I really want her to see the good here. Her phrase over and over is, "it's so hot here-it's so hot here." Damary and I are like welcome to our world! And to make my friend really feel welcome- on this 106 degree day the power shut off so we have run to the KFC restaurant and are eating ice cream and sitting in air conditioning with wifi! You gotta do what you gotta do!
Hopefully in May I will find a language helper in Gushegu and start learning new words and somehow figure out how to put compound sentences together. I really need help. I am a bit stuck. I am thankful for where I have progressed these past few months. I have to admit, though, I still have pockets of negative thoughts...like, I will never get this or I should quit or maybe I should move some place where they speak English and work at Starbucks or something ;)
But this is Easter weekend! A time to put my focus on the Saviour who is alive and giving new life to our mortal bodies! Who walks with us and understands our struggles. I pray you have a great Easter and look at the empty tomb.
Let me just end rejoicing!
