If someone stumbles across me writing this, that would be funny because I'm actually just writing it on here cause I forgot to put word on my computer and I assume after 2 years, when I only ever wrote 3 blogs, no one will ever discover this who will give a damn. If you do though, you should let me know in case I intend on saying mean things about you...
Funny thing is I met the two other people I would be working along side (they seem very nice) and we went and watched the most mainstream, worst movie ever. I am not criticizing it, I actually like watching a mind numbingly bad movie every once and a while, and it diverted my attention from my homesickness. But this was bad. Yes it made me laugh. But it was bad. Easy A. It made fun of Christianity in a pretty bad way. I'm ok with humour, quite ok, and it really didn't offend me, I'm tough, but if you're going to make fun of something at least make it funny. It was funny that we were three members of Christian Peacemaker Teams watching it in theatres.
On another note, we went for a march, with some locals who created a peace rally and I had some interesting thoughts. I'm all for evangelism, and sharing the good news of Christ because I believe in his message, though I'm still not sure exactly how religions and truth all works. I know there's truth I just don't know the details. All this to say, the organizers of this talked about peace and how when they pass someone in need, or when they want things to be more peaceful in the world they concentrate and how they receive their good will. They say nice things quietly and hope this will make the world a better place. I have a hard time telling people "you need God" as I myself "have God" and I certainly have questions and don't understand and don't have everything together. But in this point it seems like these women need a God that will hear them and change things rather than just wishing them. They deserve to know they are heard and there is more power than just wishing. And it seems to me like God has put those wishes on their hearts for a reason, and God wants them to be that change they wish to see. I dunno, so many thoughts, such little ability to articulate verbally.
