(this is from my friend Carolyn .. hardcore Missionary in the Sudan and Uganda)
Yesterday was one of my best days! I have had so many and this just adds to the many. Our mamas work and live with our children 24/7, never leaving the compound for time away. They live with us and work is always at the door as many of them have their own children here besides ours. They work without complaint and I see myself as so blessed to even call them friends. I can’t get tired because they spur me on. I have desired for some weeks now to take them to Kampala to a nail spa and finally yesterday it worked out for us to go. They were so beyond happy. I didn’t even realize how happy until church this morning when it was time for testimonies. Four of them came to the front and testified. One mama said she wondered if this is what heaven is like, for someone to wash your feet while you sit in a chair that massages your back and eating chocolates while all of this is going on!
Another lady said she never in her life could imagine such a place existed. She lived in Khartoum and never saw such a place. She was almost in tears when she described how nice it was to have someone wash away all of the work and toil of her feet and to put beautiful polish and lotion. And they had never seen such a restaurant with such wonderful food in their lives. Again, from the words of their mouths, they imagined if this is what heaven must be like. These things are so basic to the life of those of us who have lived in first world countries and having all these things that we come to expect them. These ladies were beside themselves with awe and wonder that such places even existed. I didn’t even get my feet done because I wanted to drink in all of the joy of just giving and watching their happiness. I will never take these things for granted again. I will remember how much it impacted these simple yet beautiful women. They even said that we are no longer called mamas, but ladies. My heart just cried in thanksgiving that they could feel so beautiful and loved.
PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
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Re: PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
Any truly "eye-opening" experience is just like that. Good description.
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Re: PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
Awesome.....!
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Re: PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
It sure brings me back, again, to remembering the thousands of blessings we have in my country - even in this troubled state where I live.
Thank you for the touching post.
Thank you for the touching post.
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Re: PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
Most don't realize how truly good we have it here. Being in the graces of God only enhances it even more. Todd/3leg
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Re: PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
Very thought provoking... Humbling, in fact.
Government office attracts the power-mad, yet it's people who just want to be left alone to live life on their own terms who are considered dangerous.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
Re: PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
Thanks Jim....
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Re: PERSPECTIVE = seeing through other people's eyes
It sure makes you think about how blessed we are in our lives and what we take for granted.
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Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost