On Friday I've been here 6 months - wow! That went quickly!
How do you sum that up?
Fun, challenging, spider, healings, Kids, laughter, no money, schools, stuck in mud, secret lakes, church in the bush, photos, blogs, friends, nshima, pig for Christmas, Zimbabwe holiday, crickets, star looking, More schools, unexpected gifts, curries, nandos, singing early in the morning, no tv, smelly feet, dodgy Internet, phone calls and Skype dates, many visits and short termers, dogs, chocolate, African quest drinks, Maka-Maka, icecream, coffee, reading, paperwork, theft, bank problems, Christmas hygge meals, new year fireworks, tears, power cuts, mustaches, maggots, snakes, ridiculous jokes and shared humor, Miranda, ssssss, Gilmore girls, village walks, bikes, swims, red skin, more kids, letters from home, container clothes, $1 business plans, haircut in 7 minutes, passports and work permits, police stations, hospital visits, neck scarves, data entry, push cars, shoes, boobs, handshakes, African rain, courgettes, drive thru tomato shacks, fun afternoons, adventures, the farm, Catherine, folded underwear, red earth, potholes, chapel, homemade bread, sausages, airplanes, Jesus, curtains, sunshine, wordless communication, the rat, misunderstandings, naps, eggs, bandanas, sofa, African markets, movie nights, biscuits and Chocolate cake, frikadeller, cabbage, turmeric, sun cream, boys, candles, ants, shared fruit trees, chicken!
Wow!
What a 6 months!
Im taking a trip to Denmark over the summer to collect some belongings that some dear friends will take there from Zambia and going to Toronto
for a missionary/leadership school for 3 weeks of encouragement, good time with the Father and again, rest.
I like the speed of the internet here, heaters and warm duvets, friends whom I have a long history with, English home cooked food, family, love, endless movies, clothes shops, good mushrooms and sweet cherry tomatoes, coffee shop culture, warm fluffy socks, hair straighteners, good cheese, time to be and digest the past few weeks, emails and encouragements.
... at last, I got my replacement passport from the British High Commission in Lusaka 2 weeks ago, only to be told by the Zambian Immigration office that I had been rejected for my work permit.
Nearly 2 years ago my brother came up to visit for the weekend, we went for a walk on a sunny Sunday afternoon and he sat me down on a park bench and told me he thought he may have cancer.
Having gone through that and seeing how he is really thriving in his new life up here in Bedford, (I mean the guy is really loving life), we met up this week and reflected on the past 2 years and I have to say, 
Some friends were doing games with some kids and did the 'egg and spoon race' game. When the first egg broke the kids started to really cry cos it was food. (Note to self, food is never a game here).
