Time is Short!!

Sorry my blogs seem to get shorter and shorter. I thought I was doing a lot of stuff in the beginning, but now I realize I was wrong. Ya, I did some stuff, however, it is nothing like what I am doing now. It just hit me that I only have one month left in Tchad. I have learned to love and/or accept both good and bad things that Bere (Tchad in general) has to offer. 

I have made close friends, which forces me to learn and use the language. We have many inside jokes. I have laughed and cried with these friends. From feasting together to comforting my friends at a loved one's funeral, we have gotten really close. I truly understand what Pastor Rich and everyone else meant when they said every SM goes through a cycle. I'm sure you can even recognize my stages based on blog posts alone.

It is sad to think about how short time truly is. Therefore, I am trying to do anything and everything with the time I have left. This means I have a lot to blog about, but very little time to do it in. (For example, I have a 5 year old Fulani son now. His name is Matidi. He is too cute and too fun to explain shortly. All you need to know for now is that everyone thinks he is Leonel's and my kid. Matidi favors both of us and is with us all the time). I don't even have a real day off anymore. Ya I get tired, but I am loving every minute of it.

I was able to find a wonderful translator for the new purse program. So every Sunday morning, for four hours,  we go out and walk around Bere finding people to talk to and possibly help. It has been a true blessing. I wish I could write individual stories about every person we have spoken with, and who we were able help. 

Also the crochet lessons are going really well. My plan is to teach them how to read crochet patterns so they can continue to learn and make new things after I have left. Therefore, I have been on the slow internet trying to download patterns and their corresponding pictures of various things. I am getting really stressed because I want them to learn and understand everything, but there is so little time. 

In regards to gymnastics we really want to get a show together before I leave. We haven't started working on a routine yet...so we have a month to get performance ready. It is exciting, but very rushed at the same time. The children really love gymnastics and it seems like there is someone new every time. (Not all of the children come consistently though, so most of the time it feels like the same amount of kids).

I know Danae wants to do a children's church and is hoping the SMs will help. That means it will be before we leave. There is so much for me, and everyone else, to do and so little time. I have started many blogs, but haven't finished any. I really want to post pictures and have a lot to say, but I guess you might have to wait until I get back to hear all of my stories. I will hopefully finish some more posts very slowly and post them. However, just know that I am doing great now. I am just trying to enjoy every second I have left here.