So u think its Fog.... BUT

The air is heavy, its dark, there are no white clouds and blue sky. Its polluted. I've never had a problem with allergies, but I mean now, like a friend said, my lungs will be black. Last night, on a taxi, I was like wow its foggy, but no, its just the pollution. I was amazed. not a good amazed though. lol. The taxi's door is about to fall off and I inhale all this smoke/gas. I'm sure i'll get used to it all. This is real gross but... this is how bad it is: I blew my nose and umm ... it was black =/.

Ok so on the good side, I rode my first taxis yesterday. Yes plural, like 4 times and even one at night time. If you know where I'm at, you'll know how big of an accomplishment this is! especially with the little arabic I know. It went great. Well.... most of it. On my way home, the guy passed my flat and then he asked me something in arabic, he stopped, annoyed and was like..bla bla bla...and ofcourse I had no idea what he was saying. I called a friend, he was yelling at her. And i doubt she understood him either. LOL. so I was like henna kwayas... stop here. I got off that angry man's taxis and got on another one, whoo.... I arrived safely =)

Faithfulness

It's amazing to see how HE is faithful in all things! Absolutely, he knows of our needs, our thoughts, and is faithful to provide, to love. Today I received good news: I will not have to live alone! It is an answered request! I trust HIM in making this possible, and know that He will be glorified. The way it happened is actually unusual, but thats how HE likes to work things, right!
I also crossed a crazyy street/highway all by myself. Ummmm my friend called it DodGE Car. We learn to laugh about things! I called for a taxi...I should learn more arabic for this task!

Today I read from Jeremiah, HE tells him to bind a cloth on his loins, and then he tells him to bury it in the ground, days later he tells him to take dig it up and the cloth is worthless. We, such as the cloth, are useless if not completely bound to the Father. This is my desire.

Let me just tell you the darkness here is immense. While in a taxi, I saw a little girl look straight at me from her car and she had a distraught face. She had to be, at the most, eight years old, and why wasn't she smiling? It wasn't a normal look. Seems as if she had anger in her eyes, as though she did not like me.

Only HE knows the suffering, the oppression that is here.
It's difficult to smile, when everyone around you is frowning.

Let the light shine before all men....

The Journey has begun!!

So today was my first full day here and it was great I went to the nicer part, which is very much American. I was surprised! I found my place to go when I need some American food, music, and starbucks!

Oooo and PTL my bags came in this morning, got them delivered to the flat! YAY!

Late we went to the mall, 6 stories, we only went in 2! They took me to Burger King, and so i HAD to tell the ppl about Bon qui qui... lol. The whoppers were as good as home! I kinda wanted local food but i'm sure i'll have some soon.

I got a cellphone its so cute its champagne color, i thought it be black but then surprise it was a different color, and it was only like 90 dollars, and 4 dollars to get a phone line!

Then for dinner PIZZA HUT, deliverd.... lol so yes i'm surrounded by a desert, but its a darn good one! ;)

PTL, i was received by a beautiful familia and I'm just so excite about learning arabic and meeting more ppl.

much love!