Day Three at Karanda

Day Three...

Thankfully, Ben and Chance had more success throughout today on the screens.  They completed and successfully implemented 10 screens throughout the compound.  Corrie, the teacher in the compound, now has two screens in her bedroom.  Success!  We have pictures of the process, but it takes too long to download.  Tomorrow, we all hope to be a part of the process since it is Saturday.

I spent time this morning at the school with Corrie.  They children have beautiful voices and are eager to learn.  I then helped Lisa take care of Jude (their son), while cooking lunch for the guys.  Everything takes longer here.  So, cleaning entails much more without appliances to do them for you!

The Lord challenged me just last night on my last post.  I mentioned being thankful for all that He has given me.  These people live without electricity a majority of the time, they don't have enough money to find adequate resources, whether that be schooling, food, medicines, etc., they live in fear of AIDS, and the children often are orphans adopted informally by others.  Their lives are vastly different from mine, yet they possess a beautiful contentment that I have never seen. 

So....God challeneged me to see the difference between these two questions.....Am I really thankful for the material blessings Christ has given me? or am I just thankful to have them, regardless of how I received them?  There is an extremely important yet subtle difference between these two questions. 

Honestly, I would answer to yes to the later of the two.  He still has great work to do in my heart and I am blessed to be learning this lesson among others while here in Zimbabwe.

Thanksgiving has a new meaning to me this year.  

Kaila