BLOg posts
Good afternoon! it's nearly 10pm my time so bare with me on the spelling! The sun has this crazy power to drain every bit of energy i have! Normally i won't have time to blog everyday but because my program is at a stand still for the time being i have some more free time to catch up with everyone. This morning I had the opportunity to visit a township with a friend of mine who works for an organization called "Emergency Disaster Responce." Him and his wife run the program and visit the townships often due to unfortunate incidents such as fires, medical attention, floods...you name it! As you can see in this picture their houses are purely made out of scrap metal and any bits they can scalage up! Seeing this brought tears to my eyes! Just thinking of the huge house I have back home, my own bedroom that is bigger then this families entire living space, and food beyond abundance really makes me excited to start my mission but also extremely nervous because I know that I can't help them all. I can't provide them a nice home, i can't provide them hot meals or lots of clothing, but i can bring joy, friendship, and my relationship with Jesus Christ. Heres a picture of their bathrooms. Just let this sink in for a second... Half of them are out of order so their down to about 15 functioning washrooms. This is devastating enough but once I found out that over 2000 people use these daily i got chills all over my body. At night it's also too dangerous to visit them as crime is escalated intensely so they resort to a bucket in the corner of their home and empty it in the morning. Please let this be a reminder to all of us, as it has been to me, that God has our back! Things might be tough with relationships, work, schools, tests, families...but we are beyond blessed! Please continue to pray that i can find a way into theses people's hearts and bring a new outlook into their daily life! (first i have to attempt to learn their language! wish me luck!) So just a sub note i think i'm going to become an official vegetarian! like LEGIT this time! As I was driving through the township I saw this poor...huge... helpless... innocent sheep lying on the side of the road and guess who was beside that poor animal? 2 men sharpening huge daggers getting ready to slaughter it so they can cook it right there and sell it in a tin hut! Oh my glory I nearly passed out! Hahah the look on the little boys face is priceless tho! Ewwww!! yuck!! Blahhh no thank you! poor little thing. Anyways heres a picture if your brave enough to look! The next few weeks i'll be in and out of schools, orphanages, townships and many other places although the danger level is quite high so prayers would be much appreciated!
i've also posted some pictures of my day in the "pics" category on the side! P.S. thank you for all your blog comments! I love reading them before starting off my adventures in the morning! In Christ, Hannah...the new vegetarian (at least for a day or two)
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Debb Krobisch
1/15/2015 07:14:41 pm
you are the angel they need. You have a beautiful soul. Hanna you are in our prayers. all the best sweetie
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mum
1/17/2015 01:53:34 am
great blog Hannah. How true about the blessings we have. It's almost impossible to compare. I know you will shine for Christ everywhere you go.
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Bill Coleman
1/17/2015 07:16:46 am
You will not be able to help them all, but the positive thing is that you can help one at a time. I am reminded of the verse in Matthew 10 where Jesus has the children come to him. He did not impact every child's life that day, but those children that were with him, he did bless.
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Dad
1/17/2015 10:41:40 am
I love you and I am praying lots for. U won't/can't stay away from meat lol!!
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Kristin
1/18/2015 10:40:14 am
I love reading your blog posts, Hannah! It's nice learning about your adventures and the differences you are making in people's lives. I am sure that the way those people live is something in which we must physically see for how lucky we are to actually sink into our minds. As for the vegetarianism, Hannah, you could never be a vegetarian!
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