...subordinate conjuctions...

Well it's been a few days and my spirits have been better than my last post.  We've found ourselves in quite a few random (well...random in my own understanding...surely not in His eyes!) situations like going to an Om-ni wedding (what are the chances of that happening again-see last Aug. posts if you don't know what I'm talking about) and being invited into an Om-ni house after walking through an old village outside of the capital.  The wedding was very different than the one I went to last year.  We were invited by M and H, of whom we met last year.  It was a rich wedding and only women were at the ceremony.  Dancing for hours, women in very fancy colorful and elaborate outfits adorned the hall.  Then finally at midnight, the bride and groom come into the room, everyone goes through the buffet line, eats dinner, and then slowly says bye to the bride and groom, women put on their abbyas and higabs and leave before the men come in and wish the happy couple well.   It was fascinating to see the beauty in these women...after seeing a sea of black on the street and then seeing them rejoice, laugh, smile, and well....let's just say it made me long even more for them to experience the great Wedding Feast to come.

 

Today we're doing more sight seeing type of stuff...driving into the interior through small villages and towns....maybe even see some forts.  Please keep us in your thoughts as we seek the L-rd and His Spirit in these dark places.  One strong desire of mine is for G-d to show me just a glimpse of the great spiritual battle in the heavenlies here.  A weird and heavy loaded request but...still I ask.  Please also continue to pr-y for us tomorrow as again we will drive through the interior and visit with some miss. in a town that is known for being the number one producer of amulets in the Gulf region.

 

Oh leader brought up a good analogy of just what we as a team have been learning every moment while we're here.  We are so oft to use the wrong subordinate conjunctions....like it's easy for us to say "This trip will be successful IF...." or "This trip will be successful WHEN..."  What we are learning to say is "This trip will be successful BECAUSE...the L-rd is in every step and this is His trip."

 

Again, many many thanks for interceeding for us!