Dry season has hit with a vengeance. My skin, hair, and eyes are consistently dry, no matter how much lotion, etc. I try to slather them with. The panes of glass on my windows are covered with a film or reddish-brown dust, and every bit of water in my puppy's bowl evaporates within an hour. In the mornings, what appears to be morning fog is actually dust in the air.
Another aspect of this dryness is the temperatures. In the morning, I am literally shivering and so thankful for a warm shower. Today, in fact, I've had goosebumps for about an hour and am trying to think of ways to warm up. Sure, the temperature is in the 70's, but hey... that's cold, people! During the afternoons, it gets downright diabolically toasty in the sun, though. So I've just got to hold out for a few more hours and I'll warm up.
I've been asked to run the stage crew for the school's upcoming drama. It's a challenge, since I've never run a stage crew, or created a set for a play before, but the kids are good, and they're having a good time getting everything ready. I'll try to post pictures as we go, but we begin painting the floor today. Hopefully in the next week or so, we can begin painting our scene on the flats. Getting paint and supplies is proving to be interesting around here, but hey.. it's just another growing experience. :)
Even with all the dryness and challenges of this season in Cameroon, God has been blessing me with refreshing times. Yesterday, I rode to church with a friend downtown, and it was a nice change of pace. I spent several hours chatting with another friend on Saturday, learning about each other and sharing what's on our hearts. I'm looking forward to starting a new small group Bible study in my home in the upcoming week.
So maybe I need some lotion, and my hair is sticking off my head in 50 different directions, but otherwise... my cup is overflowing.
ps - here is a picture of my crazy puppy, Kimia (which is a Lingala word for "peace", named by some of my students). She has decided that our shoe shelf is her favorite nap location. We'll see how long that lasts.
