We have been here almost a month and have been so blessed by
the community around us at Mbingo. The
other missionaries are truly full of wonderful and extremely helpful
information. The local people of Mbingo are also helpful, kind, and patient
with us when we say things in a way that does not make any since to them.
I thought I would write a short post about some things that
we have learned here since arriving.
1. You must
hit the shower curtain before getting in the shower.
a.
Micah had a terrible fright by a HUGE, I am mean
HUGE, spider that decided to join him for a shower. Which resulted in him running to his room
stark naked and dripping water across the hall making me laugh. I then screamed
when I saw just how big the spider was that I had to kill. (I did kill it!! But
left it for Chris to clean out of the bottom of the shower.)
2.You should check the toilet for spiders as well
by looking in the bowl and lifting the seat.
a.
Caja had a similar story when a spider was in
the bowl of the toilet when she went to flush the toilet. This spider was fast however and took us 1
week to dispose of.
3. Lizards are not mean, for the most part, and can
stay in the house per Chris.
a.
Some of you saw that we had a small lizard in the
kitchen that was allowed to stay the night. I was pleased to see that it was
gone in the morning.
b.
We had another one in the house on Sunday. It was
caught by Micah by placing a bowl over it and sliding it out of the house. Thank
goodness for boys!
4 . Cleaning your own eggs is not fun and can lead
to disappointment or great joy.
a.
My first time purchasing eggs was quite
different than purchasing them in the U.S. I had to walk to the hospital shop
to purchase then walk home. I then had
to scrub them clean to remove chicken poop, and other things I did not recognize. While doing this I broke 1 egg. Chagrined I very carefully wiped each egg off
and placed them in a holder to go into the fridge. I went to put them in the fridge and as I
placed them on the shelf it fell to the floor breaking 5 of my remaining 11
eggs. I literally threw the towel on the
counter and cried. However, Chris helped
me clean the mess up while a pouted on the couch. After 15 minutes I got up and prepared the
eggs that remained for breakfast. I could truly enjoy the fruit of my labor.
I am sure there are plenty of other lessons that I have
learned, but I should save some for another post. We are adjusting well and have not
experienced culture shock to much yet. I
am sure that our time is coming, but we would be blessed beyond compare if God
would see fit to spare us from this.
Please pray for the people of Cameroon. They are having strikes in the school systems
and also in the court systems. This is causing
all the schools in the English-speaking areas of Cameroon to be closed. They
have now been closed for 4 weeks. There have been some riots in Bamenda which
have resulted in violence. This has not reached us here in Mbingo and we are
safe, but it is affecting the people we are serving greatly. Chis is working in
the hospital as the primary maternal care provider. Pray that he will make good
decisions for his patients. Also, that he will have a positive relationship the
staff that he works with where they can mutually gain skills and knowledge making
the Maternity Ward a wonderful place to receive care and work. Please pray for
our family as we continue to adjust to life at a different pace and in a new
community. Please pray that I am able to teach the children during
homeschooling all the material that they need to know in order to stay up to
speed with other kids at their level.
We pray you all have a blessed Nativity.
In Christ,
Ashley
“The Will of God will not take you where the Grace of God
cannot protect you.”
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