{"id":1185,"date":"2012-06-30T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T08:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2012-06-30T08:50:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T08:50:39","slug":"swarms-of-mosquitoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/06\/30\/swarms-of-mosquitoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Swarms of Mosquitoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1187\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_50021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1187\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_50021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_50021.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_50021-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sometimes life here is a little challenging<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>How about some true statements for our house in Africa&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25 mosquitoes parked on one kitchen wall<\/li>\n<li>100 mosquitoes trapped in our house by our living room window screen<\/li>\n<li>50 mosquitoes waiting on the net hanging over our bed<\/li>\n<li>10 mosquitoes flying up when I pick up my towel<\/li>\n<li>At least 5 mosquitoes flying out to greet us whenever we walk into a new room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How did this happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is construction happening on the floor above us. \u00a0To do this construction they took off the roof to the courtyard in the middle of our home. \u00a0Then they ran out of money (very common here) and just stopped working. \u00a0So now the mosquitoes park upstairs in the shade all day and visit us at night. \u00a0Each night the number of mosquitoes increases more and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does this effect our life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luckily there is little effect on us during the day, but the mornings and evenings can be pretty challenging.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Last night we had dinner on our bed under the mosquito net because there were too many mosquitoes in our living room.<\/li>\n<li>Each time we or the boys get our of bed we have to go on a mosquito hunt in our nets for all those who came in with us.<\/li>\n<li>Our evening and morning productivity has been reduced to what must get done or what can be done in the safety of our nets.<\/li>\n<li>We all have multiple mosquito bites!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What can we do about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well we are working with our landlord on a solution, but nothing happens quickly here. \u00a0When the roof was on our situation was much more livable so there is hope of it returning to that state sometime in the future. \u00a0The question is how long we will be waiting while this gets sorted out. \u00a0Well there is no easy or sure answer to that. \u00a0It is kind of like asking when the first snow fall of winter will happen in Portland: sometimes it happens early in winter, sometimes it takes a long time to come, and\u00a0occasionally\u00a0there are those winters of no snow at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pray with us<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For wisdom as we deal with this issue with our landlord. \u00a0We want to get something done, but also handle it in a\u00a0culturally\u00a0appropriate\u00a0way<\/li>\n<li>For endurance as we will live here in the meantime<\/li>\n<li>For our light to shine even in a challenging situation<\/li>\n<li>For compassion as we have been\u00a0experiencing\u00a0a lot of the challenges that are a normal part of many people&#8217;s lives here. \u00a0May we not forget what the struggle is like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other News<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1190\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5759.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1190\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5759.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5759.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5759-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even in the midst of some challenges we have really been doing well<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Tyler&#8217;s arm seems to be healed although we are still keeping an eye on it<\/li>\n<li>We have another nanny coming to live with us who just purchased tickets to arrive mid September! \u00a0We are very excited and will tell you more about this at another time.<\/li>\n<li>We continue to make progress and are praising God that he has allowed us to see some of the ways we are progressing\n<figure id=\"attachment_1189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1189\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5757.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1189\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5757.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5757.jpg 333w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5757-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We praise God for all the ways he is working in our lives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1188\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5756.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1188\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5756.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5756.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5756-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And for the Joy that serving him brings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How about some true statements for our house in Africa&#8230; 25 mosquitoes parked on one kitchen wall 100 mosquitoes trapped in our house by our living room window screen 50 mosquitoes waiting on the net hanging over our bed 10 mosquitoes flying up when I pick up my towel At least 5 mosquitoes flying out 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