As mentioned before there is a lot that about this country that leaves my mystified. This includes crazy and partly erratic traffic behavior, drinking way too much beer at all hours of day due to peer pressure, and eating dogs as food.
Today we said goodbye to our dear friends from Korea who are presently transitioning on to Canada. We had offered to take them to the airport and so this morning we went to their house to pick them up. Their landlord came by to pick up the keys and collect money for last month's electricity bill. After we had all piled into our truck and Joy and Isaac had squeezed into the back seat (they had A LOT of luggage!!!) their landlord came and asked them about their dogs, if they were meant to stay at the house.
Now, Joy and Isaac have a bit of a history with dogs. In the course of two years of living here they have had 6 dogs and 7 puppies. 3 dogs were still alive this morning and 2 of the 7 puppies stayed alive and were passed on to other families. Another Korean family had taken their Golden Retriever and their landlord had offered to take the two other dogs of the local variety. They had given him dogs before which had ended up on his grill so this time, before agreeing to let him have their last 2 dogs, they asked him explicitly NOT to eat these dogs. Which he agreed to not do.
Alas, this morning, moments before driving away, he asked about the dogs and again Isaac implored him to please not eat the dogs. To which the landlord replied with the hugest smile, a handshake and "Thank you, thank you." So I guess that was the last we saw of those two furry friends.
Apart from the culinary and other challenges I have realized once again how much I love living here. The beauty of the river, jungle, mountains and rice fields, the beauty of the people. Behind the beauty there are a lot of fears and hurts and needs and emotions that cannot be voiced. And so I long to bring Christ's peace and beauty to this nation so that they might experience the freedom he gives and joy that knows no limit.
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Natascha, we became enthusiastic readers of your blog. We think you have a great talent in writing.
We cannot forget our landlord's last huge smile. Sorry for our dogs... But, still we want to believe that he will not grill them.
Anyway, the resort here is great. Only it would be perfect if you guys are living in next door. :)
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