This morning we got ready to go to the village and lead the pastor’s conference. The schedule and sleeping conditions are starting to take their toll on me. The bed seems to be typical it is a plywood bed with a thin cushion similar to what you would find on patio furniture. I am getting a sore back each night and my shoulder and arm really hurts. It is hot when we go to bed; fortunately we have a fan to move the air. It cools off later in the night and I have to cover up with my towel. I know many of you have asked about my sugar level. I stopped taking my malaria medicine and my level dropped down significantly. It is still not great, but it is more normal for me. My vision has also improved again.
When we arrived at the village I was surprised. My thought of "going to a village" was what I have experienced on past trips to other countries. My expectation was a remote area with a small concentration of people. Instead the population here is so great that the people and structures go on continuously. So we are here and it looks like we are still in the same place. There are 24 pastors and we are teaching them about reverence and trust of scripture, overcoming discouragement, and their role as pastors. It is hot and we are sitting on a concrete floor for the next 6 hours. Lunch is with the pastors as well. There are 16 men sitting around the wall on the floor of a 10 x 8 room. It is sweltering and as usual we are eating with our hands. They are making fun of me because I do not do it right.
On the way back to the church the traffic it bad. It takes us 2 1/2 hours to get back. It is not really bumper to bumper because of the way they drive. There are no real lanes. Traffic going one direction is on one side and traffic going the other way are on the other side. Sometimes even that rule does not apply. So bad traffic would look more like a log jam. When we arrived at the church the service had already started. I got to preach tonight. Then we went to the church president's house for supper. Tomorrow is our last full day!
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