๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐. This week we have been in waiting rooms, doctorโs offices, an ultrasound room, and a pharmacy waiting room, and then Iโve been welcomed to my new friendโs home.
This is why I work hard so I can determine my schedule & always have time & space for welcome. After the doctors office today I danced with a sweet 2 year old and then helped troubleshoot on why the washing machine is not working in their new place (a reminder to clean your lint filter).
๐ผ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ค ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ. ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ. ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ & ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ & ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ & ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐ช๐๐.
Whenever I am able to help in small ways, I think about the warm and amazing welcome we received when we lived in Tanzania. We did not know how to do so many tasks that were necessary for daily lives and our friends and neighbors were so kind & patient.
They changed my life forever & Iโm grateful to be able to offer translation, practical help in adjusting to America, & silly dance lessons because of the work of World Relief.ย
Any day I get to spend speaking Swahili is a great day.
Letโs always remember it is hard to be new & be diligent to welcome.
Thanks!