A few weeks back, I organized a Habitat volunteer day for graduate/faculty ministry and it POURED down rain that day. I don't know if you know this, but apparently Indiana is turning into the set for
Jumanji (speaking of, has that ever been a Josharade? Someone please remind me of how Sperl acted that one out, thanks!).
In any case, I learned a wee bit about vinyl siding, but mostly I primed drywall with mes amis. This is Jenn, she's a brilliant economist-to-be. I'm so humbled to spend time with all of these brilliant, inquisitive and Jesus-lovin' folk.
And here's one of me doing some verk...
The woman whose house we were working on from was from Toluca, MX. And, I don't know if I've mentioned how much I love Mexico and Mexicans, but, Venezuela aside, Mexico is my favorite country, so of course I had to strike up a conversation with her. She told me she arrived in the states 9 years ago from Toluca to Wisconsin--and I thought DFW to Bloomers was a change! It was great, she was excited to have a home, and I shared in that with her for a bit. It's great to step outside of my woes regularly and remind myself that there are many things going on in the world--both good and bad.
Saying my goodbyes to my community and friends of the past two years... (too short!),
MJ
PS - These fotos are not mine... they are courtesy of Sue, my Kenyan public policy friend
3 comments:
several thoughts
1) i don't recall a jumanji charade
2) way to rep interact while serving
3) mexico is your second favorite even over TEXAS? what would josh say? and, for that matter, you?
4) i'm so glad you have had christian grad/faculty community. that is neat.
5) you are a sage. full of wisdomosity.
1) next time. it's a necessity.
2) holler, the birth of my servitude
3) I know, I know but it felt funny to add in another qualifier... Texas is BEST.
4) It is neat. You're one of those, too. It's just that we are in different places
5) thank you, mollo. you are too, i want to pick your brain on American feminism soon, just fyi. :)
oooooh yay. i thought of you a lot in class today as we discussed "global feminism." i thought you would have lots of wise things to say.
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