In conclusion...

Here I am. Back in NC. I got to meet my beautiful new niece as soon as I stepped out of the terminal. Allyson (my sister) and Mom surprised me by bringing the girls to the airport. The first thing I saw was a poster that Caroline had made that read, "Welcome home Aunt Sissy." It was a nice, emotional reunion.


I have been more than well-received by my family and friends. I have taken hot showers and slept in a very comfortable bed. I have eaten Taco Bell (yessss), Mexican food, and LOTS of sweets because Africans are no good at sweets.


I hear this about 100 times a day: "How was Africa?"


A better questions is "How am I supposed to begin to answer that question?" I generally start to ramble about food, dirt, tribal warriors, and camels. It's inevitable that something get lost in translation. I got all 260 pictures developed today and purchased a photo album for them. But it's not the same. My words won't do this trip justice. My pictures don't even come close to demonstrating the beauty I saw in the people and environment that surrounded me. I am currently in the process of creating a presentation for my grandmother's Sunday School class and I literally feel like it would be an injustice to the people that I lived life with to show these few slides and tell a couple of stories. How do you put all of the wonderful things I saw and felt into a 15 minute Power Point presentation?


So in conclusion, I am somewhat settled back into my comfortable life. And I am so SO thankful to see my family and friends and hear about the happenings of their lives for the last few weeks. But the perspective that I gained hardly makes this transition an easy one. So bear with me, please, as I try to take the things that I learned and the glory God showed me and apply it to life here in NC. I want to continue to love on people the way that God calls us to, be it here in NC, in Kenya, or in some other country. Please, also hold me accountable to frivolous living that makes much of myself rather than bringing glory to God and loving others around me. Thanks to all of you for reading the L4L blog and for praying for the team. Continue to keep Ben, Andrew, and the people of Kenya in your prayers.


Erin Gamble
Uncomfortably Comfortable