paperrrr

I have been working on this paper non stop all week- I almost slept in the office last night, except that the lights went out, so I woke up at 5:30 to come back and have been sitting here ALL DAY pouring over reports and am now rocking 37 pages... I would be a good student except for my apparent extreme lack of ability to organize information effectively.

I ate leftover deep fried bean-dough out of a plastic bag for breakfast and am living off black, instant coffee, writing about the rights of street children... depressing or uplifting? Tomorrow I am taking a 10 hour bus ride to Burkina Faso and then going to Mali for TWO WEEKS of travel in the sahel.. When I get home I am going to sleep for 5 days straight :)

Mathew 13:44

The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Again- the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

I love...

 Riding motorcycles in the night
 Waking up early and reading my bible and journaling while drinking nescafe or tea in the taxi rank
 Fried yams with extra pepper and beans
 Chasing after water falls and mountains
 Making extravagant travel plans
 Climbing mango trees
 Walking long distances in the rain
 Eating Kenkey and dried fish with my hands
 Running sun-streaked and sandy on the beach
 Looking at the moon and marveling at forgien constellations
 Dreaming of coming home to you again.

I thank God that for all the beauty He has surrounded me with, He has put even more joy in my heart in knowing that soon I will be with you again. Sometimes I think my God is so beautiful that it makes my head spin a lot.

See you in a month! :)

"I am the moon with no light of my own,

but still you have made me to shine,

and as I glow in this cold dark night,

I know I can't be a light

unless I turn my face to you

You are the sun"

-Sarah Groves

1944

"Christian Theology can fit in science, art, morality and the sub-Christian relgions. The scientific point of view cannot fit in any of those things- even science itself. I believe in Chrisitanity as I believe that the sun has risen- not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."

-C.S Lewis

Ha! Trust God to remind you that "Jesus answers prayer" through painted writing on a taxi window!!