What is that I was saying about going to Sackie's church today? Well, I didn't go anywhere. No, I'm not sick; I feel just fine.
First thing this morning someone was banging on our gate. (Our house is surrounded by a high wall with broken glass embedded in the top and then razor wire.) Darrell went to investigate and found someone there telling him the watch dog was outside getting beaten up by other dogs. How did he get out? We also realized the night watchman had gone, so maybe he snuck out then to see his "girlfriend." Or maybe he snuck out with the 6 UN soldiers from Argentina who are staying in the rooms downstairs for a couple of weeks until the presidential inauguration is over tomorrow. Anyway, he came back in more embarrassed than hurt and went into hiding.
When it was time to leave for church we realized the day watchman was not here and the dog was nowhere to be found (we don't yet know all his hiding places). I said maybe I should stay home and Darrell didn't hesitate a bit to agree with me. Maybe the Lord knew I needed to "chill"!
Well, I wasn't chilly, but I must say today is one of the nicest days weather-wise I have ever experienced in Liberia. The humidity dropped rapidly all morning until it was down to 29%, thanks to the harmattan. We've known that to happen only a handful of times in all the years we lived out here! Believe me, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I took 2 naps while Darrell was gone and then another this afternoon. (Sure hope I'll be able to sleep tonight!) I didn't even turn on a fan until later in the afternoon even though the temp was in the high 80's. Dry hot air is so much easier to tolerate than humid hot air!
When Darrell got home, he said Sackie said we made a wise decision for me to stay home. Like I said in another post, things are different here!
Darrell did enjoy the service this morning. He said there were probably 90 people there. Sackie preached in English and it was interpreted into Kpelle so both language groups could hear the sermon. Darrell couldn't hear everything because he was sitting on the platform and was getting feedback from the sound system, making it difficult to understand. They had 2 choirs--a "youth" (meaning young adult) choir and a traditional Kpelle choir.
Well, I've rambled enough for tonight. I keep thinking of more to say, but it can wait for another post. Just remember: God is good!
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