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A Journey Of A Thousand Miles
Begins With A Single Step
January 2010
Bite the bullet, finger to keyboard, here I begin! I know it has
been an age since my last newsletter and I am full of apologies for
that, many reasons but none truly suffice. I have wanted to write
many times but ended up staring at a blank screen with a mind too
full. In fact today would not have seemed an optimum day to share
about life as I am in pain, not terrible but sore, it started mid-dec
with a simple (I thought!) toothache, the dentists could not find
the cause, x-rays, explorations, etc. ensued, so I had to wait, the
last couple of weeks were not pleasant as I returned for root canal
treatment that didn’t work, finally an extraction that was
complicated by the tooth breaking and required opening my gum to
extract the roots (sorry if this is too much detail?), then a ‘dry
socket’ which means the bone and nerves were exposed, that was the
absolute worst as I have never experienced such pain, eventually a
dressing was applied to cover that and it is improving now.
As I compare this experience to the suffering I see around me daily,
there is no comparison, other than it was personal to me and gave
me a greater understanding of pain, I also see images from across
the Atlantic of the devastation in Haiti and my pain pales again, a
dear friend and also a cousin are battling cancer, my Mum continues
to struggle with chronic pain, made worse with the recent blizzards
and freezing temps in Scotland.
Kathryn
I am very thankful for all the health that I am blessed with, and
this experience has heightened my awareness and thankfulness. It
also taught me, or rather reminded me, of the power of HOPE, in
the middle of many sleepless nights when I had no idea when the
pain would subside, I could only hope. I am often reminded of the
great privilege I, and we as a team at Dwelling Places have, to
offer hope to the street children of Uganda, we yearn for every
child to experience that hope, hope for rescue, hope for a new
life, hope for a future - our greatest desire is that they would
find their hope in God.
Follow the link here to read the rest of Marsali's latest
newsletter (PDF file).
With love from Africa
MARSALI
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