Currently...

I really liked this blog format when I did it before because it updates you with everything we're up to.

Currently enjoying
* the fact that oue front door is never shut (except at night) and the kids, including Caleb, can have the freedom to come and go as they please, spending hours in the garden messing around on bikes, playing make-believe games and digging in the dust.
*the fact that it's November, but the temperature never falls below 30 degrees celcius.
*not owning a house, and being able to call the facilities manager to fix things.
*the fact there are never any traffic jams in Dodoma and the roads near our house are quiet enough for Josh to cycle on.
*the beautiful flowers that stand out so radiantly against the dusty landscape (see picture from our back garden)*driving in crazy places that look impossible
*a three-minute commute (by bike)

Currently not enjoying
*creeping, jumping, flying things of all kinds, shapes and sizes, especially blood sucking ones
*power cuts
*the fact that everyone around us lives in poverty
*being the one with the money and therefore the power to decide who and how much to help
*living between worlds and between currencies
*constantly being unable to finish things that need finishing, becuase people won't give me the information I need (Grrrr) [at work, that is]

Currently reading
*The Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, novels based on the rapture of the church and the tribulation. For those literary types, you might not think it' the best literature ever, but it's still a great read.
*Authentic Christianity

Currently listening to
*Recordings of Rora summer conference we download from the Internet. Recommend one by Michael Ross Watson on 'the love of God,' summer 2006.
*The Race - 'Be Your ALibi'
*Morning Runner - 'The Great Escape' (esp 'What Expectations' & 'Gather Up')

Currently watching
*Seasame Street in Dutch. (Our neighbours are Dutch and the kids are beginning to pick up Dutch words).
*Not that much really, because we're mostly so tired we go to bed early (and we don't have TV, which helps).
*'Lost' series 2 (currently suspended until we get the rest of it)

Currently preferred food
*Paprika pork
*Creamy curry pork (well we were enjoying until we ran out of pork. However, I have now tracked down another pig whose days are numbered, so we'll soon be back in business!)
*Samosas
*Fresh pineapple, coconut, mango, passion fruit etc..
*Chocolate cake
*Cold water

Currently working on projects
*Trying to sort out all the Christmas presents
*Thinking about writing another newsletter
*October management accounts (exciting, hey?)
*Trying to gather ideas for the registration for the new plane we are getting in the next couple of weeks [PS if you want to join in, it has to be '5H-xxx', where the x's are letters. The best so far is 5H-ELP. We already have 5H-OPE].

Currently praying about
*which church to go to

Currently wishing for
*good shoe shops
*Next
*libraries
*the news on radio/TV
*more time in the day to get all the work done that I need to do
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