I had planned to update again today (Saturday) with plenty to tell. However, I’ve pretty much just been a bump on a log this week, having come down with either a stomach virus or malaria (Loopie thinks it’s malaria, and I’m on malaria medicine, but Leslie doesn’t think that’s what it is) on Tuesday (along with the rest of the household except Bekah) and staying pretty sick through Wednesday night. It’s been up and down since then. I always get to the point of feeling enough better that I think I can do something normal like eat a regular meal or go out on an errand, and end up overdoing it. Friday night we all felt pretty well except Luke, and enjoyed the bi-weekly dinner at Masurina Hotel. They had broccoli! I was so excited. Diane told us that one rare occasion when broccoli was available, she splurged and bought a bush (a head? A bundle?) of it for 21 kina (which comes out to be 7 U.S. dollars). When her second daughter Hadassah was born here in Alotau, the hospital fee was only 20 kina. :o)
I forgot to mention before our interview with the SIL bible translators. They have been here 15 years working on the same language translation. I forget how much of the bible they’ve finished so far. I loved listening to them. They talked about the power of prayer like I haven’t heard anyone do in a while… It was refreshing.
Friday morning we ran errands and then I wasn’t feeling well so I napped in the afternoon. The others went out recruiting for our youth camp coming up very quickly after our time in the
Today is Saturday, and therefore another free day. Rachel and I felt pretty bad again this morning, so we stayed home while everyone else went to the beach to snorkel and have a “glass-bottom boat” ride. I’m relatively occupied with the Anne of Green Gables series. Rachel and I are both feeling pretty useless and homesick at this point. The morale of the motley crew is under siege. We appreciate your prayers and love.
This coming up Monday-Wednesday is our village-stay. Please pray that we will all be over our sickness for that.
5 comments:
Oh no! I hope you all are feeling better by now. I'm sure you won't read this comment for a few days yet. I'm getting over jetlag and peeling a sunburn from a few days in Italy. Hope everything goes well when you stay in the village. I know it's exciting and scary! You all are in my prayers. God bless...
Angela
SICK!!?? That does not sound fun, especially not malaria. :-( I wish I could say I could sympathize with you, but, alas, I cannot. I have never had it. But I have been around many people who have and know that is it not something I would wish anyone to get. I'm sorry. Are you better now? I hope so! If not, I hope you will be back up on your feet very soon!
I love your up-dates! keep them coming. :-) How much longer do you guys have?
You guys are in my prayers! God bless!
BEEEEEE!!! i've been lurking (lurch - lurk...go fig.) around for a bit and i had to register. Malaria? sounds out of control. I'm so psyched about whats happening in PNG!
Psalm 73:25-26
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that i desire besides you. My heart and my flesh may fail, but GOD is the strength of my heart and my portion FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
love ya bud, praying for thee
Hey Bethany!!!
I realized the other day that I was missing you prttty badly! Then I realized that you had told me about your blog but I had forgotten about it. I have not been on here till today. I loved all your writing. It sounds like you are learning alot and the Lord is doing amazing work in you. I will try and send you an email telling you some highlights of my time here in Manchester. I am praying for your sickness and other things. I see that at the moment you are at the village-stay, I hope it is going well. Happy 4th of July. Love you bunches Lil' sis.
~Rachel
I hope that you're feeling better now. Unfortunately, I am limited right now on my writing time, but I'll write you an e-mail very soon. And I'll keep you in my prayers.
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