New Year's Day

We spent most of New Year’s Day at the house of one of the men that we have really grown to love here.  It was a great day.  I’m so glad we had the opportunity.  One of the best days that we’ve had here. 

I don’t think I’ll go into a lot of detail about his house and the way they live.  Believe me, I could . . . for pages.  There’s a lot to tell.  But these few pictures that I put up will show you a little bit.  I will say that they fixed a great meal for us and these people are always so happy to be able to serve you and do something for you.  They didn’t eat with us.  They served.  They had already eaten. 

But my purpose is not to make you feel sorry for them.  The longer that I am here and think about things, the more I shift my thinking from “why can’t these people have more” to “why can't we be satisfied with less”.  These people are not unhappy and they don’t feel sorry for themselves.  May God bless us all with the same attitude.  

This is the kitchen in case you can't tell.  

Left door is the shower.  Right is the toilet.