an over-due but under-exciting update

Its been difficult to concentrate to write an update on the goings on here- and honestly, this past week the only thing i have had going on is bed rest. What an exciting way to spend my time in Asia!

For two weeks prior to this downswing in my health, i was teaching a course on worldview and apologetics. We had a couple dozen students and it was really a privilege for me to invest in them. Its been a time of pioneering, learning, persevering- and certainly a time of growing in my teaching capacities. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity.

But then, with one week left in the course, my body decided it had had enough. I spent the last four days in bed- until yesterday eating only saltines. I am just grateful they even have saltines here! However, yesterday i ate toast;  it was like seeing the glint of light at the end of the tunnel. Then last night I managed a scrambled egg and a muffin... so it seems the worst may be over.

I will still be taking it easy, spending a lot of time resting. In view of that, i will not be teaching the last week of the course, but have divided my material among several friends here. They will be covering the content of the last week while i continue to recover. Its a relief to have everything covered.

This was my second round of this kind of illness on this trip- i think with mono i can only take so much strain (travel last time, teaching schedule this time) before I kinda collapse. If i am correct in this understanding, it means that even though my stomach is on the road to functionality, i still need to continue to take it easy and rest. Especially as i don't wish to see any recurrence of these difficult
setbacks. Thanks for lifting me up- i know I am in His hands and that mono doesn't last forever.

Over in Asia

Just a quick glimpse of the people i am serving with over here. Its a really sweet group of people with a warm sense of community.

 

Sorry the blog has been idle and lacked photos. I plead illness and distance (my sister posts this for me when i am gone because of internet censorship here). I have a total of six photos from this trip. And i only took four of them myself! One day i will be normal and write on my blog again...but today is not that day:)