Readjustment

I am home from Uganda about 4 days now and the process of readjustment is well underway. It is such a wierd feeling. I like home, in fact I love home. There is a safey and security with what you know that I personally feel is important for me. In saying this however so much of me wants to be back in the village of Jandira (the village where we worked). I have said before that Africa does something to your soul. After a month of being there I think I start to see things differently - I start to feel at home being myself and giving of myself. It's nice to be away from the desk, paperwork and daily routine of home but it is even nicer to be away from the need to impress, the drive to succeed and compete against others, the insecurity of not fitting in, the superficiality of the media and the shallowness of our society at times. It is just so refreshing to be in a place where you can feel at home with yourself, and with others. The scary thing is that you only really notice these things when you outside of your own environment. It is this sense of feeling at home with yourself that I want to bring home with me this time. To live more freely I suppose and to live with a heartfelt thanks to God that He has given us a chance to live in this beautiful world.

By the way for a recap on what we achieved while we were away click the link to John Mac's blog - it is really cool.