start a fire in an African clay stove with only a box of matches,
coals, cardboard, and wet twigs… 4 hours in the morning and another 2 in the
afternoon
personal morning Bible reading and prayer… 1 hour 30 minutes
morning team prayer and healing prayer for my eyes…15 minutes
wait for pastor Emmanuel to arrive with instructions for the
day… at least 1 hour
boil water in a tin pot on a clay stove for breakfast… 30
minutes
turn away “Lion,” our household dog, when he begs for our scraps
at meals… 10 minutes
walk to the local market for additional vegetable and fresh
tropical fruits… 30 minutes
bargain with vendors at the market who overcharge mzungus… 3-5
minutes/haggle
return from the market with a handful of local children following
like puppies… 30 minutes
preparations for Sunday school lesson… 1 hour
pick fresh vegetables from host home’s garden… 1 hour
catch a 2 foot long snake in the kitchen… 30 seconds
walk to the church and back… 30 minutes
teach English to local church members… 2 hour
practice instrument of choice (guitar or violin)… well, there’s
always music in our home
teach musical instruments (guitar, violin, and keyboard)… 1
hour
church service… 2 hours
sodie (or pop) runs… 30 minutes each way + 1 hour social
visit local orphans… 3 hours
home visit… 3.5 hours
chop vegetables with Sam’s knife while Lion watches from his
corner… 2 hours
slaughter a chicken, pluck, singe the hairs, gut, and cut for
dinner… 4 hours
hand wash dishes after each meal… 2 hours
hand wash essential laundry for seven people… 3 hours
Bible study on a different woman of the Bible every week… 1
hour
Read a book… 1 hour
pray over a different team member every night… 30 minutes
with the gentle hum of mosquitoes hopefully outside of the net itself… 8
hours
