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| Zach, Nanshal, and Eti in December 2011 when I visited to see if this "thing" would work! |
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| Me and my sister, Eti |
Grrrrrrr….is all I could say. GRRRRRRRRRRR.
Another wrong turn. Why did we
even bother getting a GPS on our cell phone if it was going to constantly
reroute us and frustrate us! “We used to
just enjoy our journey’s, even when we were lost, but now you’re getting all
upset!” Zach said to me, annoyed. “Well, before we used maps, and we expected
maps to lead us astray every now and then.”
Zach then said exactly what I was thinking, “That’s like our
relationship with expatriates and Nigerians when we’re on the field.”
You see, when you go onto the mission field, you think you
will get along swimmingly with the other missionaries because they have similar
experiences to you. The expectation is
that they will be easier to understand and therefore when there are
miscommunications, it is especially frustrating. With Nigerians, however, you know there are
cultural roads and byways that you just won’t know about. Detours are inevitable and grace
abounds. Hmmmm…
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| Me and Rachel, my dear British friend, and colleague, in Nigeria. |
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