A room. An 8' by 11' room with a door and a window. A fantastic roommate. A proper squat toilet that we only share with a limited number of people. A well.
Visitors, inquirers, onlookers. Neighbors, guests, friends. Tea. Good conversations. Confusing conversations in which I learn lots of new words. Laughter. Even when it's about my confusion.
Being welcomed into a community. Into people's rooms. Into people's lives.
Learning. Learning when to get water. Where to shower. How to wash out the toilet. Where to buy food, what spices to buy, how to make curry. New names, new faces, new places, new words. How to put the broom the right way so the gods don't get angry. How to find time alone in a crowded place.
Space for a kitchen and plenty of food to eat. Healthy food to eat. Not burning the rice when everyone was watching. Being ok with buying the "wrong" rice.
A day off when I really needed it. Even when I didn't realize how much I needed it.
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Indeed - so much to be thankful for. Go well, my friend.
praise God! thankful with you, friend!
It's humbling and freeing to let those simple things be a gift that shines. thinking of you guys...
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