more wind...

funny how the last time i wrote we were having strong winds...and here i am beginning another entry starting with the crazyness of the weather.

yesterday was incredibly (and almost unbearably) hot, reaching almost 100 degrees by 4pm and feeling like it would never cool down. the wind was also blowing from the north, meaning that it was hot hot hot. at about 6:oopm a few of us headed off to church. thankfully the church was airconditioned. little did we know what was waiting for us outside when it was all over.

the winds had changed, now the wind was cool, but it was WAY stronger and there was dust and tree branches and garbage blowing everywhere! when we got back to the training center everything was dark....the electricity was out. the wind practically pushed us through the door. we found we'd left one window open in the kitchen and there was a thin layer of dust over just about everything in the room. with the help of candles we made our way to our dark, stuffy bedrooms. as i lay on my bed i was thinking how ironic it was that, though the cool wind was finally blowing outside, there was too much dust blowing around to leave the windows open...and without the electricity the fan wasn't working. thankfully at about 4am the power came back on and my fan blew a nice breath of fresh air into my room....but as the light finally peered in i found that, even though the windows were closed, somehow a thin layer of dust was covering my things...and my throat felt a bit dry from it as well.

it was almost a hundred degrees yesterday....and guess what...today it didn't even reach 70. talk about crazy!!!

this week has been our debriefing week for all those who went on an immersion experience. it has been really good for me. we each had to write a pretty indepth paper of what we went through and what we've learned. i've also had a wonderful opportunity to share all thats been going on to my mentor (she is the Director's wife and a good friend of my family from the States). it's been a rich blessing to unload and to reflect and to be refreshed. there are a few things in my paper i'd like to share as well...but that i will save for another day.

until then...i hope that these windy days stop....