Its hard to remain intentional about living radically for God when you are surrounded by a society that involves basically no community. And the only community there is gets together to go to a movie or consume or spend. I want to live more radically and intentionally even here. Away from Taiwan and daily and weekly challenge and encouragement.
Today I am sitting looking outside my office window at the clouds floating by. Green trees are everywhere and it is awesome here. I wonder if this really could be my office. It if would be a bad idea, when I am done house sitting if I just came up here multiple times a week and sat and worked. looking out on beauty with little to no distractions.
But then comes back the isolation. This morning Danie and I were walking down the path talking about life and praying about writing. And we passed this man and another native american man. The man just sat down a look of depression on his face. I didn't know what to do...I should have stopped right then and asked him how he was and if there was anything I could do to help him. I think that he must have come from the day labor office but it didn't hit me until later that he may have come from there.
My heart felt heavy because I know that look where you feel you have nothing...what do you do. We prayed for him as we left and walked by...I thought to go back but by that time I was quite a ways a way. I consoled myself thinking that most men don't want to think of themselves as failures or let anyone know when they are down so it was better we left him to himself but it just made me sad. Next week we are going to try and buy donuts and give them to any men that we see or women and then hopefully we will also take our bibles and pray for them and encourage them. Its a little but if we can give some hope and love...that will be good.
I am so sad that the hills are dry, but the one good thing is that in this hot weather God is helping families save money on heating and utilities. This will be the most random post ever...
I watered aunt Karla's plants outside and pulled Bensons cage outside, he is a macaw. I thought he would enjoy the sunshine. I also learned that it is not good to do to many things at once because after turning off the water I realized I had left my mini coffee pot on the stove while I was gone...it had completely boiled over. but I cleaned it!!
Today I am sitting looking outside my office window at the clouds floating by. Green trees are everywhere and it is awesome here. I wonder if this really could be my office. It if would be a bad idea, when I am done house sitting if I just came up here multiple times a week and sat and worked. looking out on beauty with little to no distractions.
But then comes back the isolation. This morning Danie and I were walking down the path talking about life and praying about writing. And we passed this man and another native american man. The man just sat down a look of depression on his face. I didn't know what to do...I should have stopped right then and asked him how he was and if there was anything I could do to help him. I think that he must have come from the day labor office but it didn't hit me until later that he may have come from there.
My heart felt heavy because I know that look where you feel you have nothing...what do you do. We prayed for him as we left and walked by...I thought to go back but by that time I was quite a ways a way. I consoled myself thinking that most men don't want to think of themselves as failures or let anyone know when they are down so it was better we left him to himself but it just made me sad. Next week we are going to try and buy donuts and give them to any men that we see or women and then hopefully we will also take our bibles and pray for them and encourage them. Its a little but if we can give some hope and love...that will be good.
I am so sad that the hills are dry, but the one good thing is that in this hot weather God is helping families save money on heating and utilities. This will be the most random post ever...
I watered aunt Karla's plants outside and pulled Bensons cage outside, he is a macaw. I thought he would enjoy the sunshine. I also learned that it is not good to do to many things at once because after turning off the water I realized I had left my mini coffee pot on the stove while I was gone...it had completely boiled over. but I cleaned it!!
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