Salaam again. I'm still trying to get the hang of this whole internet thing. I just found out my first and my most "insightful" post wasn't even posted. Interesting...which leads me to the rest of this post. Interesting has been probably the most overused (for good reason) word for this trip so far, especially this week. I finished my second full week at the orphanage. With the honeymoon stage over, it was fairly difficult to get through the week-- thinning patience, language barrier, lack of decent sleep. There is definitely lots of personal emotions and issues about matters of my own heart being stirred up as I work at the orphanage. It's refreshing to know where even I need healing and reconciliation; it's definitely not what I came here to do, but I'm glad it's happening
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