{"id":233,"date":"2011-07-08T07:03:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T11:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rob-ellis\/?p=233"},"modified":"2011-07-08T07:03:42","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T11:03:42","slug":"a-view-from-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rob-ellis\/2011\/07\/08\/a-view-from-above\/","title":{"rendered":"A View From Above…"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ok, so it’s not really a view from above. \u00a0It’s a view from our balcony. \u00a0I walked around our house and took some pictures from the balcony. \u00a0I wanted to post them, but then reconsidered as a safety precaution. \u00a0At the current time, we have a pretty small ‘area of familiarity’. \u00a0It is the area that we are most familiar and comfortable with. \u00a0There are some places within this area of familiarity that we are not as comfortable with, simply because we don’t have the language ability or cultural awareness needed to act appropriately in those areas. \u00a0That naturally leads to fear and a desire to stay away from those areas. \u00a0As we learn the language and explore the culture, our area of familiarity can expand and we learn to be much more comfortable in various areas.<\/p>\n

We are at an interesting point in our ministry right now because we feel so limited, so small. \u00a0We are only able to minister to a few that are very close to us; and even then it is only in how we are\u00a0living. \u00a0We aren’t able to communicate why we are here, or why we do certain things like provide them with food. \u00a0We are hitting the language study very hard. \u00a0We do 5 hours of focused study during the day and sometimes review stuff in the evenings after the kids go to bed. \u00a0With three kids it is quite a challenge to get 5 hours of focused study in, but we thank God for what we’ve been able to do. \u00a0Our ministry right now seems so limited. \u00a0We live out the gospel and trust that one day God will provide an opportunity to fully discuss spiritual matters. \u00a0We look to minister to those we are in contact with every day. \u00a0First our family. \u00a0Then our workers and friends. \u00a0Then on a much smaller scale we try to minister to those closest to us in our community. \u00a0I guess this is the ‘seed planting’ time. \u00a0We pray that as the good Lord looks down on us, His view from above, we hope we are pleasing to Him. \u00a02 Corinthians 5:9 says, “Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at\u00a0home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.” \u00a0That is our goal, we hope that we are pleasing Him as we live out the gospel at this time in our ministry.<\/p>\n

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We are enjoying Tanzania and we are becoming friends with more people from the church and in the community. \u00a0Living here does have its’ challenges, but there is nothing in the world we would rather be doing. \u00a0God wants to do something big here, and we get\u00a0to be a part of it. \u00a0You get to be a part of it too. \u00a0We couldn’t do it alone. \u00a0Thank all of you for your prayers, support, fellowship, encouragement, and love.<\/p>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

The link below is our latest newsletter, it is from June. \u00a0Just click the link \u00a0and enjoy!<\/p>\n

Ubarikiwe!<\/p>\n

Jun 11 Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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