We’ve been living in Pine Hill for almost a year and I can’t
tell you how many times we have had brown outs or black outs. For the ZK
people, it’s really not that big of an issue. Most of them cook over fire, or
maybe a gas stove. No one has an electric stove, so cooking isn’t an issue. And
I’d be willing to bet that the ZK ladies could roll out tortillas in the dark
faster than I ever could, even with the lights on!
But, for us who were born in a First-World country, we are
annoyed and frustrated when there’s no electricity! It interrupts our plans. Or
it makes it more difficult to study. Let me tell you…when it’s cloudy and
there’s no electricity, it is inconvenient! I lit candles at 3pm the other day
and was using a flashlight so that I could read to the kids! (I only have 3
windows in my house, so there isn’t much natural light.)
Two days ago we came home from a trip to the city to find
that the lights were out…and the cell phone coverage was gone. Again. The interesting
part to me is that we moved to the village knowing there was no cell phone
coverage or internet and that electricity was sketchy at best. After living in
these conditions for 8 months, we were ecstatic to finally have cell phone
coverage. And the library received internet! How quickly we became
re-accustomed to “modern” technology!
And as I reflect on the “inconveniences” that I live with,
I’m reminded of missionary heroes like Hudson Taylor, Lottie Moon, and so many
others. They left their home country with little or no expectation of
returning. They gave their lives to their mission of taking God’s Word to the
ends of the earth. They wrote letters via snail-mail to let people know what
was happening and how to pray. It could take 3 months for the letters to be
delivered. (There are some amazing similarities to where I live…)
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