nos·tal·gia (noun) : a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life Sitting in my cozy apartment under my fuzzy blanket, my mind wonders back to my time in Namibia. Having heard from a few of my dearly-missed team via phone and facebook, I cannot help but reminisce. I think of the hilarity that took place as my sweet friend, Sarah, and I tried to cook for at least 12 after 10pm as the power went off and on... mostly off. But was such a sweet time of long conversations and honesty with someone I felt I'd known for years.
Or the inevitable insanity that took place once Abby, Jodi, and I turned off our light to go to bed and then stayed awake for 3 hours singing off key and quoting You've Got Mail. Let it be known that Jodi rarely, if at all, said anything during those hours but I know she loved it... because this is how hilarious we are.
I miss the sweet times spent with those precious Namibian children and a fantastic team leader who led as a sister in Christ and was a needed friend when hard things came. So quick to guide me to the cross and offer words of wisdom that come from the Lord... Not to mention, a sarcasm that was an instant connection found in a tree house off the beaten path. Literally.
Mostly, I miss the precious friendships that came together so quickly and have stuck so tightly. I cannot wait to see them again.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." -Proverbs 27:17
Or the inevitable insanity that took place once Abby, Jodi, and I turned off our light to go to bed and then stayed awake for 3 hours singing off key and quoting You've Got Mail. Let it be known that Jodi rarely, if at all, said anything during those hours but I know she loved it... because this is how hilarious we are. 
I miss the sweet times spent with those precious Namibian children and a fantastic team leader who led as a sister in Christ and was a needed friend when hard things came. So quick to guide me to the cross and offer words of wisdom that come from the Lord... Not to mention, a sarcasm that was an instant connection found in a tree house off the beaten path. Literally. 
Mostly, I miss the precious friendships that came together so quickly and have stuck so tightly. I cannot wait to see them again. 
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." -Proverbs 27:17
I love this post! It describes that you experienced everything we prayed for your trip! Praise be to God!!!!
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