BACK IN THE BUJ

And now, two and a half weeks. Two solo. And Friday, Seth came home.

We are back in action! Pictured left, we've been working on a film piece together for World Relief Burundi that documents the life of a Burundian boy (named Zuberi) and his family who've received assistance from our rehabilitation program in Nyanza Lac.

And Seth and I are getting back into the flow of the everyday and realizing, once again, that our lives in this place exist in a continual tension... having some amazing highs and pretty frustrating lows... ah, the power outages (but fewer these days), the ticks on our cat Freaker, the aggravating nature of things and people just not working, the potholes (although road work IS being done... go Chinese!), our hearts breaking for children literally thrown away and longing for people back home to whom we just said goodbye.

But there is definitely the good with the bad, the silver lining, the hilarity and ridiculousness of things that always makes us laugh, and the hope that we are contributing to something bigger than ourselves... we relish the beauty of the lake and the dramatic Congo mountains behind, enjoy the reunion with friends here over a backyard bonfire at Brandon's and a fajita night at our place, let little Danny and the other babies at the Rainbow Center laughingly crawl all over me, and hold the hands of some of the poorest people in the world and remember that we have so much. And much to give.

So, here we are... back at it in the buj.