I'm trying to read a book suggested by a dear friend. It's about an outpost/mission built in Kenya way back in the day. I want to read it, I really do. I'm just having a hard time getting into it. I'm not thirty pages in and it seems to take a long time to get anywhere. I guess I'll take it to Iowa with me this weekend, maybe that will help, some solid time reading uninterrupted.
I work with volunteers one a large scale now and we have one in particular that is a dear old lady, she steals. She takes books and such by the bag. Now, we got them donated to us, but still, they are for the patients. I put a big sign on the door, we'll see if that helps. I think she might be taking an extra meal voucher each day, too. Not certain on that one. My understanding is that she has money, this must be why. She keeps taking things from us so that she doesn't have to buy them.
Does that make me mean? Does it mean that I have an oversensitive sense of justice? hmmm, need to work on those things. I am judgemental and am becoming more aware of it when I'm doing it or after I've done it and try to correct it. I'm not everyone's mother. I'd like to rule the world - my ideas truly are brilliant and my ways are sure. Maybe I can work out something with San Nakji and we can rule together? He and his wife can be Mr. & Mrs. President and I'll be the Queen.
Maybe that idea needs some work.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Open House
I'm having an open house tonight to hopefully sell a bunch of my stuff. I have a lot of Creative Memories stock as well as furniture etc, that I really do not want to have to pack.
packing is icky
Should be fun, but as usual, I'm not totally prepared and need to get my butt outta work early so that I can finish it all up. Not to mention that I was up late last night preparing for a couple of presentations EARLY (for me) this morning. They went really well though, so that's alrighty, I guess.
I can tell that my morning is going to be the far more productive part of the day for my brain.
I miss you all! 2-3 days a week I have access to a computer at lunch. I need to get back into this!
Have a great day to you all!
packing is icky
Should be fun, but as usual, I'm not totally prepared and need to get my butt outta work early so that I can finish it all up. Not to mention that I was up late last night preparing for a couple of presentations EARLY (for me) this morning. They went really well though, so that's alrighty, I guess.
I can tell that my morning is going to be the far more productive part of the day for my brain.
I miss you all! 2-3 days a week I have access to a computer at lunch. I need to get back into this!
Have a great day to you all!
Saturday, April 07, 2007
AFrica update
I have an appt. at the International clinic in a few weeks.
Should have the finalized orientation schedule by 4-10 (I hope) and will know much more then.
Crazy!
Working on getting everything together for my work permit to go through.
That's what I know for now.
Should have the finalized orientation schedule by 4-10 (I hope) and will know much more then.
Crazy!
Working on getting everything together for my work permit to go through.
That's what I know for now.
Happy Easter
It's been awhile and I'm still at work today, but here's wishing you all a wonderful Easter. For a great read, jump on over and visit the Friar.
I've struggled lately with what to say. What to say here, to people in live-time and on other blogs. I'm enjoying listening and reading, but am having a hard time focusing enough to comment. Hard to develop rational, thoughtful words that seem to matter, or sometimes words that make sense.
Occassionally I feel like I'm floating through some cloud-like haze. hmmm, maybe I need a nap?
I'm decorating eggs with some firends tonight who have never done that before (where have they been?!) and tomorrow brings tea with a bunch of friends at two different times throughout the day. There's little better than a good cuppa with friends and sharing new things and old things and thoughts of all inbetween. (the first tea is a friend's new place and the second is at a great tea shop that my friends have yet to visit)
Sunday brings Easter. What a glorious day! To remember so vividly the joy of my life. THat my Jesus loves me so much that not only did he take all of my sins upon him and die a horribly humiliating and painful death that I cannot imagine, but he has the power to RISE AGAIN!
Praise the Lord, He is Risen, He is Risen INDEED!
Really, what can I say after that. Love and joy to each of you.
I've struggled lately with what to say. What to say here, to people in live-time and on other blogs. I'm enjoying listening and reading, but am having a hard time focusing enough to comment. Hard to develop rational, thoughtful words that seem to matter, or sometimes words that make sense.
Occassionally I feel like I'm floating through some cloud-like haze. hmmm, maybe I need a nap?
I'm decorating eggs with some firends tonight who have never done that before (where have they been?!) and tomorrow brings tea with a bunch of friends at two different times throughout the day. There's little better than a good cuppa with friends and sharing new things and old things and thoughts of all inbetween. (the first tea is a friend's new place and the second is at a great tea shop that my friends have yet to visit)
Sunday brings Easter. What a glorious day! To remember so vividly the joy of my life. THat my Jesus loves me so much that not only did he take all of my sins upon him and die a horribly humiliating and painful death that I cannot imagine, but he has the power to RISE AGAIN!
Praise the Lord, He is Risen, He is Risen INDEED!
Really, what can I say after that. Love and joy to each of you.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
The move
Well, the move is bigger than anticipated. I will not be moving into this great apt closer to all of my life. Instead, I, ummm, well, I uh, I am moving to . . .
Africa.
Yup, found out yesterday. I don't have all the answers by any stretch and will fill you in as I get more info but this is what I know, my FAQ if you will (thanks for that idea, Carrie!).
Amy's Africa FAQ
1. WHAT?!!?
I know, I've said this numerous times myself. I've always had a part of my heart desiring to serve God in ministry overseas, I just never expected that it would be in Africa. I don't know anything about Africa really. Serious. Nothing.
2. Um, then why are you going?
Valid question that I have asked myself more than once. Two main reasons. Amazing position and more importantly, God said to Go.
3. So what's this 'amazing position' of which you speak?
Thanks for asking, friends and neighbors. I will be working with Christian Reformed World Relief Committee - CRWRC - (from my church denomination). I'm going to be what they call a bridger and it couldn't be a more perfect job for me. I will be working with the home office here in the States to help them better prepare the volunteers that will be coming to Kenya. I will work with the partner organizations where the volunteers will be places upon their arrival. I will also work with the volunteers upon their arrival for some final orientation and then follow-up with the partner organizations once the volunteers leave. It's a hope that this hwill help eliminate some cultural problems that have been happening over the last couple of years.
4. You say you're going with your church denomination, does this gig pay or do you have to raise your own financial support?
Funny you should ask. CRWRC is providing a match for what I raise. I will need to raise 10-15k. They are providing fabo training (3 months prior to arrival at my destination along with housing me with a local family until I figure things out there) and other things. If you would like to be a part of my support team, just let me know and I'll get you the details.
5. You keep saying Africa but you can't honestly be going to live everywhere, it's a big continent, not like, oh, say Austrailia.
You are right. I will be based out of Nairobi, Kenya and should arrive there around September.
6. When do you leave then?
I will leave in late June or early July to start three weeks of training at Echo ( I think this is the correct site) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I then head to Senegal and Mali before heading over to Kenya. It is a 12-month assignment from the time I leave for training.
5. Are you excited or scared?
I want to jump for joy and throw up all at the same time. It's awesome in so many different ways but terrifying, too. It's a long way from everything and everyone that I know and love and yet, what I believe I'm supposed to do now.
6. Where will you lay your pretty little head to sleep until you desert us all?
I have confirmed that I can stay in my current apt. until the end of April when my lease ends. After that I have at least one friend who will let me dwell in her basement for a wee bit. The place I was going to move into will refund most of my deposit if they can rent the place out by the end of the month. Yea! (They are showing it tonight!)
7. Didn't you just start a new job? What about that?
I have been in my current position almost three weeks as of today. I took this job for a few reasons: like the people, the job and there's the large factor that no other job had been offered to me in my year-and-a-half of searching. The Africa conversation began in Nov. and just didn't seem to me to be solidifying at all. When I accepted this position I made no commitment, verbal or written, as to how long I would stay.
8. Wait a minute. Are you an addict? What are you going to do about all that fabo scrapbooking stuff that you sell?
You are right. I love to scrapbook and I hope to get a whole lot done prior to my departure. I will also be trying to sell my stock and will make one final huge order. I will be ordering several digital packages for the Storybook for myself to do while I'm in Africa. That will be the easiest way to make those albums. I may need to make one upon my return for the memorabilia, we'll see.
9. What will we do without your amazing, although lately quite spotty, blog entries?
Never fear, I will have regular acess and a digital camera.
I know that there are more questions and more things to tell, but I'm at work and really must do some work now.
Sometimes I just have to say to myself, "Africa? Really, God? Wow. OK."
Africa.
Yup, found out yesterday. I don't have all the answers by any stretch and will fill you in as I get more info but this is what I know, my FAQ if you will (thanks for that idea, Carrie!).
Amy's Africa FAQ
1. WHAT?!!?
I know, I've said this numerous times myself. I've always had a part of my heart desiring to serve God in ministry overseas, I just never expected that it would be in Africa. I don't know anything about Africa really. Serious. Nothing.
2. Um, then why are you going?
Valid question that I have asked myself more than once. Two main reasons. Amazing position and more importantly, God said to Go.
3. So what's this 'amazing position' of which you speak?
Thanks for asking, friends and neighbors. I will be working with Christian Reformed World Relief Committee - CRWRC - (from my church denomination). I'm going to be what they call a bridger and it couldn't be a more perfect job for me. I will be working with the home office here in the States to help them better prepare the volunteers that will be coming to Kenya. I will work with the partner organizations where the volunteers will be places upon their arrival. I will also work with the volunteers upon their arrival for some final orientation and then follow-up with the partner organizations once the volunteers leave. It's a hope that this hwill help eliminate some cultural problems that have been happening over the last couple of years.
4. You say you're going with your church denomination, does this gig pay or do you have to raise your own financial support?
Funny you should ask. CRWRC is providing a match for what I raise. I will need to raise 10-15k. They are providing fabo training (3 months prior to arrival at my destination along with housing me with a local family until I figure things out there) and other things. If you would like to be a part of my support team, just let me know and I'll get you the details.
5. You keep saying Africa but you can't honestly be going to live everywhere, it's a big continent, not like, oh, say Austrailia.
You are right. I will be based out of Nairobi, Kenya and should arrive there around September.
6. When do you leave then?
I will leave in late June or early July to start three weeks of training at Echo ( I think this is the correct site) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I then head to Senegal and Mali before heading over to Kenya. It is a 12-month assignment from the time I leave for training.
5. Are you excited or scared?
I want to jump for joy and throw up all at the same time. It's awesome in so many different ways but terrifying, too. It's a long way from everything and everyone that I know and love and yet, what I believe I'm supposed to do now.
6. Where will you lay your pretty little head to sleep until you desert us all?
I have confirmed that I can stay in my current apt. until the end of April when my lease ends. After that I have at least one friend who will let me dwell in her basement for a wee bit. The place I was going to move into will refund most of my deposit if they can rent the place out by the end of the month. Yea! (They are showing it tonight!)
7. Didn't you just start a new job? What about that?
I have been in my current position almost three weeks as of today. I took this job for a few reasons: like the people, the job and there's the large factor that no other job had been offered to me in my year-and-a-half of searching. The Africa conversation began in Nov. and just didn't seem to me to be solidifying at all. When I accepted this position I made no commitment, verbal or written, as to how long I would stay.
8. Wait a minute. Are you an addict? What are you going to do about all that fabo scrapbooking stuff that you sell?
You are right. I love to scrapbook and I hope to get a whole lot done prior to my departure. I will also be trying to sell my stock and will make one final huge order. I will be ordering several digital packages for the Storybook for myself to do while I'm in Africa. That will be the easiest way to make those albums. I may need to make one upon my return for the memorabilia, we'll see.
9. What will we do without your amazing, although lately quite spotty, blog entries?
Never fear, I will have regular acess and a digital camera.
I know that there are more questions and more things to tell, but I'm at work and really must do some work now.
Sometimes I just have to say to myself, "Africa? Really, God? Wow. OK."
Thursday, March 08, 2007
quickly
I am still alive.
New job going well.
Moving in 2.5 weeks to better, bigger apt.
Have to leave now to pick up dry cleaning and hit bank before they close and I run into Bible study late.
Hugs to all (well, at least to some of you that is)
New job going well.
Moving in 2.5 weeks to better, bigger apt.
Have to leave now to pick up dry cleaning and hit bank before they close and I run into Bible study late.
Hugs to all (well, at least to some of you that is)
Saturday, March 03, 2007
seriously
http://www.rubyrockstheplanet.blogspot.com/ You have got to go here for the best darned poetry around.
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