DISCLAIMER: I can’t always go into detail. Sometimes you may be confused.
Stuck. That pretty much sums up the past few weeks (especially the past few days) for me.
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Did you miss me? Well, a lot has happened since I left you:
Our team spent more time in Lesotho, ministering to/with university students, and on November 5th and 6th we said our goodbyes. The entire squad met in the city of Maseru, and we had fun catching up and swapping stories. Then we hopped on a bus and headed to Johannesburg, South Africa for a Leadership Development Weekend (LDW). It wasn’t really on a weekend, but that’s okay. While in South Africa, we heard lot about how a few teams who stayed together last month had witnessed a horribly graphic accident on their way to Maseru. They were able to spend some time processing, and will hopefully continue to do so as the months go on. We left on a flight from Johannesburg to Dubai, where we had a two-hour layover. Then another flight from Dubai to Mumbai, India, where we had a twelve-hour layover. From there we went together to spend a few days in a city, seeing the sights, and preparing to go our separate ways from the rest of the squad. We split up, and have since been Touring in different parts of the country since.
That pretty much gets you up to date. At least in terms of events that have taken place.
Now, to come through on a promise I made a couple blogs ago, I’ll talk (briefly) about our first debrief after Swaziland (before Lesotho):
We travelled from Swaziland to Nelspruit, South Africa, and stayed at Old Vic Traveller’s Inn. The owner and operator of the hostel, known as Crazy Dave, was very accommodating, and helped us save a lot of money. We took taxis to I’langa Mall often, and saw movies, bought clothes for the coming months, and ate very good food. We spent time in worship and learning at Old Vic’s, and met some amazing people. It was hard to leave the comfort of the hostel, but after only 6 short days, we were headed for Lesotho.
Now it’s time for Emotions, with Casey. I’m your host Casey Henry, and I’ll be sharing about my feelings.
I have been stuck for quite some time. Unable to process emotions properly; spiritually stagnant; mentally trapped behind a wall of fog. I pray and pray. I talk to people. I get advice. Yet nothing seems to clear the fog I find myself in. The most coherent way I have come to describe what it feels like is this: I’m stuck behind a wall of thick, foggy glass, and there is so much happening beyond the glass (colors/general noise), but it is all so muffled and blurred that I can’t understand it. It may not make any sense to you, but that is what makes the most sense to me. The color/noise beyond the wall is everything that is happening and has happened to/in me: feelings, experiences, thoughts, etc.
That’s where I’m at, and where I’ve been. It’s been good catching up.
The Ketchup Song (Asereje) [Spanglish Version] by Las Ketchup
