Hey all,
So I know that I have been in South Asia for almost 4 weeks and have yet to update you on my life. I know that you have all been waiting for so long for this, and you almost could not live without hearing about my time here. I will try to keep it brief, and then you can ask me for more info if you want.
My trip here was very uneventful. The team arrived safe and sound, and we started right to work. On most of our days we had language lessons, and meetings about what to expect in the culture. We also started learning about storytelling, and how it has been used in the world to talk about the Lord. I loved getting to learn storytelling, and even got to create my own story. We also had many other tasks to work on. One of the most amazing was going to a leprosy colony to help clean wounds of those living there. I was excited to do something very tangible to help.
After two weeks in that part of the country we moved on to our next location aka "where I am now". Our team has been working on getting training materials ready for workers here. Some of the workers are taking on extra training to be able to do their jobs better/quicker so we are helping make the tools needed. We have also gotten more language lessons so that we can better communicate with those in this culture. The time that we have been in this city has been great, and helped to truly show what it would be like to live in South Asia long term.
One thing that we have/will get to see in both of these cities is the translation of the Word of God. We have even gotten to meet with some people that are sacrificing everything to translate the Word into a language that needs it.
We will be in this city for a few more days then we will head on to our last location. There we will spend some time debriefing, and taking time to evaluate the wonderful skills that we have picked up on this trip. There is so much more that has happened, but I know that you guys have lives outside of my blog. So please return to your houses and be of good cheer. If you want to see photos of this adventure just check out my Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/mel.s.chambers
So I know that I have been in South Asia for almost 4 weeks and have yet to update you on my life. I know that you have all been waiting for so long for this, and you almost could not live without hearing about my time here. I will try to keep it brief, and then you can ask me for more info if you want.
My trip here was very uneventful. The team arrived safe and sound, and we started right to work. On most of our days we had language lessons, and meetings about what to expect in the culture. We also started learning about storytelling, and how it has been used in the world to talk about the Lord. I loved getting to learn storytelling, and even got to create my own story. We also had many other tasks to work on. One of the most amazing was going to a leprosy colony to help clean wounds of those living there. I was excited to do something very tangible to help.
After two weeks in that part of the country we moved on to our next location aka "where I am now". Our team has been working on getting training materials ready for workers here. Some of the workers are taking on extra training to be able to do their jobs better/quicker so we are helping make the tools needed. We have also gotten more language lessons so that we can better communicate with those in this culture. The time that we have been in this city has been great, and helped to truly show what it would be like to live in South Asia long term.
One thing that we have/will get to see in both of these cities is the translation of the Word of God. We have even gotten to meet with some people that are sacrificing everything to translate the Word into a language that needs it.
We will be in this city for a few more days then we will head on to our last location. There we will spend some time debriefing, and taking time to evaluate the wonderful skills that we have picked up on this trip. There is so much more that has happened, but I know that you guys have lives outside of my blog. So please return to your houses and be of good cheer. If you want to see photos of this adventure just check out my Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/mel.s.chambers
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