Everybody's working for the Weekend

Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for the week of silence. I have been busy with work, and I pretty much just spent the last week looking at this blank blog page..thinking about what to write. I have finally hit that place where I have nothing to say. I, as many of you know, am a big talker. When you get me going, I can easily become one of those people who can take over a conversation. But this last week, I had nothing to say, even today I am finding it difficult to put together what I want to say. But here is an attempt to catch you all up:

Not only have I dived into work this week, but I also got my hair braided (yes I am that wannabe hippie that I have always wanted to be,) and we celebrated Sallah up in the village I was at a week ago. The time in Africa where I get to sleep in as late as I want, the time where we go out on random adventures in the middle of the week is over. We have officially begun the school and work schedule. We get up every morning around seven thirty, we read devotions, and then we dive right into work/school. I have to say, I did not really understand how big of a process the Sunday school lessons are. So far I am working on Lesson 6, shortly moving over to lesson 7. Every lesson I help with the writing, I type everything up, I lay it all out on the lesson page, and then I edit. The last two weeks I have been editing over lessons 1-5. One lesson can take me a couple of days for it to be complete. It really is an intense process, but I have to say, I am so excited to get the 52 lessons in Luke all complete. Chris and Karen visited one of the villages that have used the first 5 lessons, and they are eagerly awaiting more lessons. They said that the number of kids attending church has sky rocketed, the children take home the coloring pages, and they are sharing the Bible lessons to their families. Karen and I have been working as fast as possible to get as many lessons out.

It has been a blessing, Kathleen has not been as busy as we have been with the lessons, so she is helping out as well with page layout and editing. I am very excited to continue working, and to see the material being put to use.

This last week has been an interesting one, God continues to challenge me in ways I never thought I would be challenged. To think I have been here in Africa for a little over a month, it will be amazing to see the person I have become when I come back to the United States months down the road.

I apologize for the lack of details and specifics on what is going over here in Africa, but I am still stuck in the land where all I want to do is stare at a blank blog page and listen to Coldplay. I shall try again tomorrow.  

Until next time,

Sarah 

Lessons are a comin