yesterday marked my ONE YEAR anniversary of arriving in mundri! i can’t believe i’m halfway through my term already. when i told my friend, mary, that it was a year ago i first came to mundri, she cheered and said i am now a one year old moru.
in many ways it seems like so much time has passed and yet there are days when i still feel new, like a one year old baby, learning to walk and talk, still exploring and making sense of my surroundings.
the massos made my day, surprising me with a song to say happy one year. i’ve posted the words and a few pictures of my time in mundri thus far.
to the tune of “party in the u.s.a.” by miley cyrus
“i hopped off the plane at the mundri airstrip with my trunk and my cardigan.”
“welcome to the land of south sudan, am i gonna fit in?
jumped in the truck here i am for the first time.
look to the right and i see the herd of cattle.”
“this is all so crazy, everyone seems so friendly.”
“my tummy’s turning and i’m feeling kind of homesick.
too much pressure and i’m nervous.
then bethany turned on the radio and a whitney song was on, and a whitney song was on, and a whitney song was on.”
“so i put my hand out to shake people’s hands and the butterflies fly away.
riding my bike like yeah. eating kudra like yeah.
i put my hand out to shake people’s hands and the butterflies fly away.
yeahhhh. it’s a party in south sudan.”
“i get to okari, riding my bike, everyone’s looking at me now.
like, who’s that girl who’s keeping trill. she’s gotta be from outta town.”
“so hard with my twin not around me. definitely not a birmingham party.
cause all i see are flip flops. i guess i never got the memo.
my tummy’s turning and i’m feeling kind of home-sick.
too much pressure and i’m nervous.
and when the choir sings my favorite tune and a moru song goes on, and a moru song goes on, and a moru song goes on.”
“so i put my hands out to dance around the butterflies fly away.
bobbing my head like yeah, shuffling my feet like yeah.
i put my hands out to dance around i know i’m gonna be ok
i put my hands out to dance around i know i’m gonna be ok
yeahhhhh it’s a party in okari church, yeahhhhh it’s a party in south sudan.”
as i reflect on the year, i’m grateful for God leading me to mundri and looking forward to all he has in store for the second half of the ride. i know it won’t be an easy one, but i’m trusting the Lord as i put one foot in front of the other and thankful for those who help and encourage me along the way.
miley! what a perfect song and rendition to celebrate! mary said it perfectly "you are a one year old in moru" think of all the passion, curiosity and happiness in a one year old...that's where you are, passionately, curiously and happily living, teaching and learning...remember the one year old spirit! (they have much more energy than us - hah!)
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ps. i know curiously isn't a word...it just fit really well with my sentence structure :o)
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