Africa moves at its own pace, and no one is alarmed when things don't get done immediately. It's not that people are not industrous, because they are. Industriousness is necessary to survival. Cities are full of bustle, movement, and trade, but there is no Lowes or Walmart or Whole Foods.
You may find a woman selling tomatoes and eggplant and down the road a mile or so you may find someone selling onions and garlic. Everything is in small shops and roadside stands. Pastor Williex's knowledge is necessary, but some of the things we are asking for, he has never heard of. For example, two days ago, we asked him to help us find eyehooks to hang our mosquito bednet from the ceiling. After looking a bit, he helped us find them.
The plus side of the pace of Africa is that people here are less uptight and tend to take life more in stride. Coming from an American culture, of course there are adjustments. We start the day with lists of things that "must" be done, and at the end of the day, 4 of 10 have been done, then it was a good day. Bit by bit, little by little
You may find a woman selling tomatoes and eggplant and down the road a mile or so you may find someone selling onions and garlic. Everything is in small shops and roadside stands. Pastor Williex's knowledge is necessary, but some of the things we are asking for, he has never heard of. For example, two days ago, we asked him to help us find eyehooks to hang our mosquito bednet from the ceiling. After looking a bit, he helped us find them.
The plus side of the pace of Africa is that people here are less uptight and tend to take life more in stride. Coming from an American culture, of course there are adjustments. We start the day with lists of things that "must" be done, and at the end of the day, 4 of 10 have been done, then it was a good day. Bit by bit, little by little
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