Sick In A Different Country

Word travels fast.

Which means you probably already know that I ate/drank something not good for me and have been getting sick all last night.

It’s really no fun to be sick this far away from home.

And to miss time with the kids.

They were apparently all dressed nicely today for their inspection, and the inspection people brought in new tables and chairs for the classroom.

This news I got from one of the 5 moms on this trip that are all fussing over me.

They are being so sweet and I am being very well taken care of.

Mostly I have been lying in bed just resting or sleeping.

I just feel very weak because there’s nothing to give my body energy.

The team has brought me sprite and bread.

Now they’re at lunch and promised to bring up some white rice for my lunch.

I wish I could go up to the orphanage today, but I don’t think I can make it.

Playing with the babies, yes.

But the walk there in the heat and up the hill, not so much.

Even just getting up and getting some laundry pulled together is exhausting.

I’m really bummed.

I’m missing a full day with the kids, and that is so sad.

I emailed a friend to ask her to pray for healing for me and protection over the team so that they don’t get whatever this is.

She responded with this:

Of course I will pray. But just know that obviously the Lord is doing some awesome things through you guys so the enemy is trying to force his way in and ruin it.

(I paraphrased a little, but that’s because I don’t remember it word for word!)

Hearing her say that was SO encouraging, because we were all feeling very discouraged after the rough day we had, and I think secretly we were all wondering if what we were doing really mattered.

And my wise friend was able to see all the way from home that we were, so the enemy was coming to try to steal, kill, and destroy our hope for these kids.

I'm so thankful for her insight.

And if getting this sick was what it took for the Lord to reassure us that we are doing His will, then I'm okay with eating or drinking whatever I did to get me this sick!

Wow, I'm tired after all this typing. Back to bed for me.